College Physics (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780321902788
Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
Publisher: PEARSON
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Concept explainers
Textbook Question
Chapter 11, Problem 4CQ
At what point in the motion of a simple pendulum is (a) the tension in the string greatest, (b) the string tension least, (c) the radial acceleration greatest, (d) the
Expert Solution & Answer
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solutionStudents have asked these similar questions
At what angle does the tension in the 0.6 m long pendulum cord become zero if the 1.0 kg pendulum has a speed of 5.0 m/s at its lowest point (when θ=0o)?
In an oscillatory motion of a simple
pendulum, the ratio of the maximum
angular acceleration, e"max, to the
maximum angular velocity, O'max, is rt
s^(-1). What is the time needed for the
pendulum to complete two oscillations?
0.5 sec
0.25 sec
O 4 sec
1 sec
O 2 sec
In an oscillatory motion of a simple
pendulum, the ratio of the maximum
angular acceleration, 0"max, to the
maximum angular velocity, O'max, is 2
s^(-1). What is the time needed for the
pendulum to complete two
ocillations?
2 sec
O 1 sec
O 0.25 sec
O 0.5 sec
O 4 sec
Chapter 11 Solutions
College Physics (10th Edition)
Ch. 11 - Think of several examples in everyday life of...Ch. 11 - The analysis of simple harmonic motion in this...Ch. 11 - In any periodic motion, unavoidable friction...Ch. 11 - At what point in the motion of a simple pendulum...Ch. 11 - Which could you use as a timekeeping device in an...Ch. 11 - What happens to the original energy as a damped...Ch. 11 - Distinguish clearly between the angular frequency...Ch. 11 - It is easy to get mixed up and think that the...Ch. 11 - If a metal wire has its length doubled and its...Ch. 11 - Would you expect a rubber band to have a larger or...
Ch. 11 - In designing structures in an earthquake-prone...Ch. 11 - A springmass system is undergoing simple harmonic...Ch. 11 - Suppose you increase the amplitude of oscillation...Ch. 11 - An object of mass M suspended by a spring vibrates...Ch. 11 - When two wires of identical dimensions are used to...Ch. 11 - A mass on a spring oscillates with a period T. If...Ch. 11 - A pendulum oscillates with a period T. If both the...Ch. 11 - When a 100 kg mass is hung from a cable made of a...Ch. 11 - An object with mass M suspended by a spring...Ch. 11 - A pendulum on earth swings with angular frequency...Ch. 11 - A mass oscillates with simple harmonic motion of...Ch. 11 - A thin, light wire 75.0 cm long having a circular...Ch. 11 - A petite young woman distributes her 500 N weight...Ch. 11 - Two circular rods, one steel and the other copper,...Ch. 11 - A 5.0 kg mass is hung by a vertical steel wire...Ch. 11 - Biceps muscle. A relaxed biceps muscle requires a...Ch. 11 - Stress on a mountaineers rope. A nylon rope used...Ch. 11 - A steel wire 2.00 m long with circular cross...Ch. 11 - Achilles tendon. The Achilles tendon, which...Ch. 11 - Human hair. According to one set of measurements,...Ch. 11 - The effect of jogging on the knees. High-impact...Ch. 11 - A small aluminum sphere is placed in a vacuum...Ch. 11 - In the Challenger Deep of the Marianas Trench, the...Ch. 11 - Effect of diving on blood. It is reasonable to...Ch. 11 - Shear forces are applied to a rectangular solid....Ch. 11 - Compression of human bone. The bulk modulus for...Ch. 11 - In Figure 11.30, suppose the object is a square...Ch. 11 - Figure 11.31 Problem 17. 17. A cube of brass has a...Ch. 11 - A steel wire has the following properties: Length...Ch. 11 - A steel cable with cross-sectional area of 3.00...Ch. 11 - Weight lifting. The legs of a weight lifter must...Ch. 11 - (a) Music. When a person sings, his or her vocal...Ch. 11 - Find the period, frequency, and angular frequency...Ch. 11 - If an object on a horizontal frictionless surface...Ch. 11 - The graph shown in Figure 11.32 closely...Ch. 11 - The wings of the blue-throated hummingbird, which...Ch. 11 - A 0.500 kg glider on an air track is attached to...Ch. 11 - A toy is undergoing SHM on the end of a horizontal...Ch. 11 - A 2.00 kg frictionless block is attached to an...Ch. 11 - A 2.00 kg frictionless block is attached to an...Ch. 11 - You are watching an object that is moving in SHM....Ch. 11 - A mass is oscillating with amplitude A at the end...Ch. 11 - (a) If a vibrating system has total energy E0,...Ch. 11 - A 2.40 kg ball is attached to an unknown spring...Ch. 11 - A concrete block is hung from an ideal spring that...Ch. 11 - One end of a stretched ideal spring is attached to...Ch. 11 - A mass of 0.20 kg on the end of a spring...Ch. 11 - A harmonic oscillator is made by using a 0.600 kg...Ch. 11 - Weighing astronauts. In order to study the...Ch. 11 - Prob. 39PCh. 11 - An object of unknown mass is attached to an ideal...Ch. 11 - A science museum has asked you to design a simple...Ch. 11 - A simple pendulum in a science museum entry hall...Ch. 11 - Youve made a simple pendulum with a length of 1.55...Ch. 11 - A pendulum consisting of a 0.5 kg mass tied to a...Ch. 11 - A pendulum on Mars. A certain simple pendulum has...Ch. 11 - In the laboratory, a student studies a pendulum by...Ch. 11 - (a) If a pendulum has period T and you double its...Ch. 11 - A 1.35 kg object is attached to a horizontal...Ch. 11 - A 2.50 kg rock is attached at the end of a thin,...Ch. 11 - A mass is vibrating at the end of a spring of...Ch. 11 - What is the maximum kinetic energy of the...Ch. 11 - A small cylindrical brass bar of length 1 cm and...Ch. 11 - An astronaut uses a simple pendulum to measure the...Ch. 11 - An astronaut notices that a pendulum that took...Ch. 11 - An object suspended from a spring vibrates with...Ch. 11 - A pendulum is formed by taking a 2 kg mass and...Ch. 11 - An apple weighs 1.00 N. When you hang it from the...Ch. 11 - A block with mass M rests on a frictionless...Ch. 11 - In Figure 11.38 the upper ball is released from...Ch. 11 - A 15.0 kg mass fastened to the end of a steel wire...Ch. 11 - You hang a floodlamp from the end of a vertical...Ch. 11 - Tendon-stretching exercises. As part of an...Ch. 11 - A 100 kg mass suspended from a wire whose...Ch. 11 - A brass rod with a length of 1.40 m and a...Ch. 11 - Crude oil with a bulk modulus of 2.35 GPa is...Ch. 11 - Seeing surfaces at the nanoscale. One technique...Ch. 11 - What is the mechanical energy of the vibration...Ch. 11 - By what percentage does the frequency of...
Additional Science Textbook Solutions
Find more solutions based on key concepts
The force, when you push against a wall with your fingers, they bend.
Conceptual Physics (12th Edition)
48. * An impulse of stops your head during a car collision. (a) A crash test dummy’s head stops in 0.020 s, wh...
College Physics
3. What is free-fall, and why does it make you weightless? Briefly describe why astronauts are weightless in th...
The Cosmic Perspective (8th Edition)
Whether the tension in the string is greater than, less than or equal to the weight of the hanging mass.
Physics (5th Edition)
A friend says, “It makes no sense that Anna could turn on lights in her hands simultaneously in her frame but t...
Modern Physics
2. The three ropes in FIGURE EX6.2 are tied to a small, very light ring. Two of the ropes are anchored to wa...
Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (4th Edition)
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, physics and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Similar questions
- A grandfather clock has a pendulum length of 0.7 m and mass bob of 0.4 kg. A mass of 2 kg falls 0.8 m in seven days to keep the amplitude (from equilibrium) of the pendulum oscillation steady at 0.03 rad. What is the Q of the system?arrow_forwardA simple pendulum has a mass of 0.650 kg and a length of 4.00 m. It is displaced through an angle of 7.0° and then released. Using the analysis model of a particle in simple harmonic motion, calculate the following. (Give your answer to the thousandths place.) (a) What is the maximum speed of the bob? m/s (b) What is the maximum angular acceleration of the bob? rad/s2 (c) What is the maximum restoring force of the bob? N (d) Solve parts (a)through (c) by using other analysis models. (Hint: you may need to use separate analysis models for each part.) maximum speed maximum angular acceleration maximum restoring force m/s rad/s2 Narrow_forwardOrangutans can move by brachiation, swinging like a pendulum beneath successive handholds. If an orangutan has arms that are 0.90 m long and repeatedly swings to a 20° angle, taking one swing immediately after another, estimate how fast it is moving in m/s.arrow_forward
- A 0.15 kg block oscillates back and forth along a straight line on a frictionless horizontal surface. Its displacement from the origin is given by x=(16 cm)cos[(15 rad/s)t + /2 rad] (a) What is the oscillation frequency? (b) What is the maximum speed acquired by the block? (c) At what value of x does this occur? (d) What is the magnitude of the maximum acceleration of the block? (e) At what positive value of x does this occur? (f) What force, applied to the block by the spring, results in the given oscillation? (a) Number Units (b) Number i Units (c) Number i Units (d) Number i Units (e) Number i Units (f) Number i Unitsarrow_forwardSuppose that a simple pendulum consists of a small 60.0 g bob at the end of a cord of negligible mass. If the angle u between the cord and the vertical is given by u = (0.0800 rad) cos[(4.43 rad/s)t + f], what are (a) the pendulum’s length and (b) its maximum kinetic energy?arrow_forwardA simple pendulum, consisting of a mass of 2.0 kg, is attached to the end of string with unknown length. The mass is held out horizontally, and then released from rest. What must be the length of the string (m) if the speed of the mass at the bottom of the swing is 8.4 m/sarrow_forward
- A metal sphere with a mass 7.00 kg is connected to a spring with a force constant of 200 N/m, and it oscillates horizontally with an amplitude of 2.20 cm. (a) What is the total mechanical energy (in J) of the sphere-spring system? (b) What is the maximum speed (in m/s) of the oscillating sphere? m/s (c) What is the maximum magnitude of acceleration (in m/s2) of the oscillating sphere? m/s²arrow_forwardHello, here is my question Consider an object that undergoes simple harmonic motion without frictionbetween x = -A and x = +A. (a) Explain whether the object spends less time, more time, or the same amount of time between x = –A/2 and x = +A/2 as it does for |x| > A/2. (b) Determine the two values of x in terms of A where the kinetic energy of the object is equal to the potential energy of the object. Express the spring constant as k and the mass as m. Thank you!arrow_forwardA peg on a turntable moves with a constant tangential speed of 0.73 m/s in a circle of radius 0.25m. The peg casts a shadow on a wall. Find the following quantities related to the motion of the shadow:a) the period (s)b) the amplitude (m)c) the maximum speed (m/s)d) the maximum magnitude of the acceleration (m/s2)arrow_forward
- Problem: The blade of a fan is 0.20 m long and makes 20 revolutions/seconds. a) What is the period of the motion of the blade? Given: 10 res f = 4a Solution: Find a) T-2 b) r-0.3 m, -? c) m = 3g= 0.003 kg, Fe =? d) a, -? b) What is its tangential velocity? 5, = ? Solutions: 2(3.1416)(o.m) a) What is its period? (5.027m) 04 T- 5,- 12.57 T-1r T- 0.4 a c) How much force is acting the ball to d) What is the centripetal acceleration of the ball? keep it in uniform circular motion? (0.003kg)(1257" Fe= 0.B m 3kg)(158.0049 0.8 m ä,- m (0474 kg ) a- 1975.06 0.8 m F= 0.5925 N 16 b) If the mass of the blade is 0.5 kg, determine the centripetal force. What provides the centripetal force when the blade moves in a circular path? d) What happens to the acceleration of the blade if the velocity is doubled and the radius of the circle is halved? c)arrow_forwardThe balance wheel of a watch oscillates with angular amplitude 0.59?0.59π rad and period 0.18 s. Find (a) the maximum angular speed of the wheel, (b) the angular speed of the wheel at displacement 0.59?/20.59π/2 rad, and (c) the magnitude of the angular acceleration at displacement 0.59?/40.59π/4 rad.arrow_forwardIn an oscillatory motion of a simple pendulum, the ratio of the maximumangular acceleration, e'max, to the maximum angular velocity, e'max, is 2n s (-1). What is the time needed for the pendulum to complete two oscillations? 0.5 sec 4 sec O 0.25 sec O 1 sec O2 sec A simple pendulum fs made of a 50 en-string ahd a bob.of mass m. At t-0 the O O O O Oarrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
- Classical Dynamics of Particles and SystemsPhysicsISBN:9780534408961Author:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. MarionPublisher:Cengage LearningPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations...PhysicsISBN:9781133939146Author:Katz, Debora M.Publisher:Cengage LearningUniversity Physics Volume 1PhysicsISBN:9781938168277Author:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff SannyPublisher:OpenStax - Rice University
Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems
Physics
ISBN:9780534408961
Author:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations...
Physics
ISBN:9781133939146
Author:Katz, Debora M.
Publisher:Cengage Learning
University Physics Volume 1
Physics
ISBN:9781938168277
Author:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny
Publisher:OpenStax - Rice University
What is Torque? | Physics | Extraclass.com; Author: Extraclass Official;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXxrAJld9mo;License: Standard YouTube License, CC-BY