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Chapter 13, Problem 19PCE

A lawn sprinkler oscillates with simple harmonic motion of period T = 52.0 s, and sprays water with an angle to the vertical (θ = 0) that varies from θ = −45° to θ = 45°, as shown in Figure 13-31. Water from the sprinkler lands in a nearby garden patch when the angle the sprinkler makes with the vertical is greater than θ = 36°. For what amount of time is the sprinkler watering the garden during one complete cycle of its oscillation?

Chapter 13, Problem 19PCE, A lawn sprinkler oscillates with simple harmonic motion of period T = 52.0 s, and sprays water with

Figure 13-31 Problem 19

Definition Definition Special type of oscillation where the force of restoration is directly proportional to the displacement of the object from its mean or initial position. If an object is in motion such that the acceleration of the object is directly proportional to its displacement (which helps the moving object return to its resting position) then the object is said to undergo a simple harmonic motion. An object undergoing SHM always moves like a wave.

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