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Ch 14: Periodic Motion
Young & Freedman Calc - University Physics 15th Edition
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Capitolo 14, Problema 43a

You pull a simple pendulum 0.240 m long to the side through an angle of 3.50° and release it. How much time does it take the pendulum bob to reach its highest speed?

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Understand that the pendulum's motion can be approximated as simple harmonic motion for small angles. The angle given, 3.50°, is small enough to use this approximation.
The period of a simple pendulum is given by the formula: T=2πlg, where l is the length of the pendulum and g is the acceleration due to gravity (approximately 9.81 m/s²).
Calculate the period T using the given length of the pendulum, l=0.240 m.
The pendulum reaches its highest speed at the lowest point of its swing, which is halfway through its period. Therefore, the time to reach the highest speed is half of the period: T2.
Substitute the calculated period into the expression for half the period to find the time it takes for the pendulum bob to reach its highest speed.

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