LO Problem
Pendulums of America
The Mission
Pendulums of America has asked you specifically to create the next big creation.
Their designers stated that they want a pendulum that swings every second, that the bob will be made out of steel.
Source: http://www.cobbcocorporate.com.au/personalisation.html
In order to solve this problem we need to assume two things
The resistance of air is negligible
All of the mass of the pendulum is in the bob
Now lets do some physics
Find the length of the pendulum
Find the length of the pendulum
Now lets do some physics
We can find the length of the pendulum easily if we use the formula that appears in step 2.
Faaaaasssstttt
Find the angular speed of the pendulum
Faaaaasssstttt
Find the angular speed of the pendulum
Conclusion
Use SHM is really easy when it comes to pendulums, it is easy to use and can be used in everyday life. For example, measurement of a pendulum length.
This can help us predict how a pendulum will behave depending on its length and we can calibrate really precise things such as clocks because we understand how pendulums swing.
LO Objectives
By Victor Pineda
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