Ex.10. A pendulum consists of a 2.0 kg stone on a 4.0m string of negligible mass. The stone has a speed of 8.0 m/s when it passes its lowest point. (a) What is the speed when the string is at 60° to the vertical? (b) What is the greatest angle with the vertical that the string will reach during the stone's motion? (c) If the potential energy of the pendulum-Earth system is taken to be zero at the stone's lowest point, what is the total mechanical energy of the system? 60° 4.0 m v= ? 2.0 kg 8.0 m/s (a) (b)

Ex.10. A pendulum consists of a 2.0 kg stone on a 4.0m string of negligible mass. The stone has a speed of 8.0 m/s when it passes its lowest point. (a) What is the speed when the string is at 60° to the vertical? (b) What is the greatest angle with the vertical that the string will reach during the stone's motion? (c) If the potential energy of the pendulum-Earth system is taken to be zero at the stone's lowest point, what is the total mechanical energy of the system? 60° 4.0 m v= ? 2.0 kg 8.0 m/s (a) (b)

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