Astronaut X of mass 50kg floats next to Astronaut Y of mass 100kg while in space, as shown in the figure. The positive direction
is shown. Astronaut X applies a force against Astronaut Y such that the kinetic energy of each astronaut as a function of time is shown in the graph. What is the change in momentum of the two-astronaut system and the change in momentum of each astronaut from immediately before the force was applied to immediately after the force was applied?
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Answer:
Explanation:
For the simple pendulum problem we need to remember that:
,
where is the angular position, t is time, g is the gravity, and L is the length of the pendulum. We also need to remember that there is a relationship between the angular frequency and the length of the pendulum:
,
where is the angular frequency.
There is also an equation that relates the oscillation period and the angular frequeny:
,
where T is the oscillation period. Now, we can easily solve for L: