To find: The total distance that the pendulum swings before it stops.
Answer to Problem 59STP
The total distance travelled by the pendulum is
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
Pendulum swings
Pendulum swings
This represents the below series
This is a Geometric series.
Sum of infinite terms of Geometric series
From above series
We can say that
Common ratio
On substituting values
We get
Therefore,
The total distance travelled by the pendulum is
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