Pendulum Rotation
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A simple pendulum has a bob with a mass of .50 kg. The cord has a length of 1.5 m, and the bob is displaced $20^circ$.
I am trying to use this expression to find the maximum velocity of the bob.
$$omega^2_f=2 alphatriangletheta$$
I get the following expression:
$$frac{v^2}{L^2}=2Lfrac{mgsintheta}{I}triangletheta$$
Is this expression correct to solve the question?
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A simple pendulum has a bob with a mass of .50 kg. The cord has a length of 1.5 m, and the bob is displaced $20^circ$.
I am trying to use this expression to find the maximum velocity of the bob.
$$omega^2_f=2 alphatriangletheta$$
I get the following expression:
$$frac{v^2}{L^2}=2Lfrac{mgsintheta}{I}triangletheta$$
Is this expression correct to solve the question?
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asked 1 hour ago
EnlightenedFunkyEnlightenedFunky
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A simple pendulum has a bob with a mass of .50 kg. The cord has a length of 1.5 m, and the bob is displaced $20^circ$.
I am trying to use this expression to find the maximum velocity of the bob.
$$omega^2_f=2 alphatriangletheta$$
I get the following expression:
$$frac{v^2}{L^2}=2Lfrac{mgsintheta}{I}triangletheta$$
Is this expression correct to solve the question?
mathematical-physics
asked 1 hour ago
EnlightenedFunkyEnlightenedFunky
81211022
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A simple pendulum has a bob with a mass of .50 kg. The cord has a length of 1.5 m, and the bob is displaced $20^circ$.
I am trying to use this expression to find the maximum velocity of the bob.
$$omega^2_f=2 alphatriangletheta$$
I get the following expression:
$$frac{v^2}{L^2}=2Lfrac{mgsintheta}{I}triangletheta$$
Is this expression correct to solve the question?
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First of all, you should explain what your parameters are. But you seem to over complicate the problem. Write conservation of energy. At the bottom of the trajectory, we choose the potential energy to be $0$. Then you have only kinetic energy $frac 12 mv^2$. At the top of the trajectory, the bob is at rest, so kinetic energy is zero, and you have only potential energy. The height of the bob is $L(1-costheta)$, so $$mgL(1-costheta)=frac 12 mv^2$$
Notice that the velocity is independent of mass
answered 52 mins ago
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But, I would like to solve this particular manner the professor solved it that way already.
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– EnlightenedFunky
47 mins ago
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Secondly, everything was given to you.in the detail.
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– EnlightenedFunky
46 mins ago
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You did not explain what the $alpha$ or $I$ or $omega_f$ are. I guessed that you they represent angular acceleration, moment of inertia, and angular velocity. However, the formula that you wrote cannot be used in this case. That formula is valid for constant $alpha$, which is not the case here. The torque depends on the angle between gravity and the cord.
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– Andrei
41 mins ago
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Isn't the force is $mgsintheta$
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– EnlightenedFunky
38 mins ago
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No, the force is $mg$ always pointing downwards. The torque is $mgLsintheta$
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The equation only holds when angular acceleration $alpha$ is a constant. However in this case $alpha=frac{gsintheta}{l}$, which depends on $theta$
answered 39 mins ago
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First of all, you should explain what your parameters are. But you seem to over complicate the problem. Write conservation of energy. At the bottom of the trajectory, we choose the potential energy to be $0$. Then you have only kinetic energy $frac 12 mv^2$. At the top of the trajectory, the bob is at rest, so kinetic energy is zero, and you have only potential energy. The height of the bob is $L(1-costheta)$, so $$mgL(1-costheta)=frac 12 mv^2$$
Notice that the velocity is independent of mass
answered 52 mins ago
AndreiAndrei
12.5k21128
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But, I would like to solve this particular manner the professor solved it that way already.
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– EnlightenedFunky
47 mins ago
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Secondly, everything was given to you.in the detail.
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– EnlightenedFunky
46 mins ago
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You did not explain what the $alpha$ or $I$ or $omega_f$ are. I guessed that you they represent angular acceleration, moment of inertia, and angular velocity. However, the formula that you wrote cannot be used in this case. That formula is valid for constant $alpha$, which is not the case here. The torque depends on the angle between gravity and the cord.
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– Andrei
41 mins ago
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Isn't the force is $mgsintheta$
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– EnlightenedFunky
38 mins ago
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No, the force is $mg$ always pointing downwards. The torque is $mgLsintheta$
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– Andrei
35 mins ago
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show 1 more comment
$begingroup$
First of all, you should explain what your parameters are. But you seem to over complicate the problem. Write conservation of energy. At the bottom of the trajectory, we choose the potential energy to be $0$. Then you have only kinetic energy $frac 12 mv^2$. At the top of the trajectory, the bob is at rest, so kinetic energy is zero, and you have only potential energy. The height of the bob is $L(1-costheta)$, so $$mgL(1-costheta)=frac 12 mv^2$$
Notice that the velocity is independent of mass
answered 52 mins ago
AndreiAndrei
12.5k21128
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$begingroup$
But, I would like to solve this particular manner the professor solved it that way already.
$endgroup$
– EnlightenedFunky
47 mins ago
$begingroup$
Secondly, everything was given to you.in the detail.
$endgroup$
– EnlightenedFunky
46 mins ago
$begingroup$
You did not explain what the $alpha$ or $I$ or $omega_f$ are. I guessed that you they represent angular acceleration, moment of inertia, and angular velocity. However, the formula that you wrote cannot be used in this case. That formula is valid for constant $alpha$, which is not the case here. The torque depends on the angle between gravity and the cord.
$endgroup$
– Andrei
41 mins ago
$begingroup$
Isn't the force is $mgsintheta$
$endgroup$
– EnlightenedFunky
38 mins ago
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No, the force is $mg$ always pointing downwards. The torque is $mgLsintheta$
$endgroup$
– Andrei
35 mins ago
|
show 1 more comment
$begingroup$
First of all, you should explain what your parameters are. But you seem to over complicate the problem. Write conservation of energy. At the bottom of the trajectory, we choose the potential energy to be $0$. Then you have only kinetic energy $frac 12 mv^2$. At the top of the trajectory, the bob is at rest, so kinetic energy is zero, and you have only potential energy. The height of the bob is $L(1-costheta)$, so $$mgL(1-costheta)=frac 12 mv^2$$
Notice that the velocity is independent of mass
answered 52 mins ago
AndreiAndrei
12.5k21128
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First of all, you should explain what your parameters are. But you seem to over complicate the problem. Write conservation of energy. At the bottom of the trajectory, we choose the potential energy to be $0$. Then you have only kinetic energy $frac 12 mv^2$. At the top of the trajectory, the bob is at rest, so kinetic energy is zero, and you have only potential energy. The height of the bob is $L(1-costheta)$, so $$mgL(1-costheta)=frac 12 mv^2$$
Notice that the velocity is independent of mass
answered 52 mins ago
AndreiAndrei
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answered 52 mins ago
AndreiAndrei
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answered 52 mins ago
AndreiAndrei
12.5k21128
answered 52 mins ago
AndreiAndrei
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But, I would like to solve this particular manner the professor solved it that way already.
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– EnlightenedFunky
47 mins ago
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Secondly, everything was given to you.in the detail.
$endgroup$
– EnlightenedFunky
46 mins ago
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You did not explain what the $alpha$ or $I$ or $omega_f$ are. I guessed that you they represent angular acceleration, moment of inertia, and angular velocity. However, the formula that you wrote cannot be used in this case. That formula is valid for constant $alpha$, which is not the case here. The torque depends on the angle between gravity and the cord.
$endgroup$
– Andrei
41 mins ago
$begingroup$
Isn't the force is $mgsintheta$
$endgroup$
– EnlightenedFunky
38 mins ago
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No, the force is $mg$ always pointing downwards. The torque is $mgLsintheta$
$endgroup$
– Andrei
35 mins ago
|
show 1 more comment
$begingroup$
But, I would like to solve this particular manner the professor solved it that way already.
$endgroup$
– EnlightenedFunky
47 mins ago
$begingroup$
Secondly, everything was given to you.in the detail.
$endgroup$
– EnlightenedFunky
46 mins ago
$begingroup$
You did not explain what the $alpha$ or $I$ or $omega_f$ are. I guessed that you they represent angular acceleration, moment of inertia, and angular velocity. However, the formula that you wrote cannot be used in this case. That formula is valid for constant $alpha$, which is not the case here. The torque depends on the angle between gravity and the cord.
$endgroup$
– Andrei
41 mins ago
$begingroup$
Isn't the force is $mgsintheta$
$endgroup$
– EnlightenedFunky
38 mins ago
$begingroup$
No, the force is $mg$ always pointing downwards. The torque is $mgLsintheta$
$endgroup$
– Andrei
35 mins ago
$begingroup$
But, I would like to solve this particular manner the professor solved it that way already.
$endgroup$
– EnlightenedFunky
47 mins ago
$begingroup$
But, I would like to solve this particular manner the professor solved it that way already.
$endgroup$
– EnlightenedFunky
47 mins ago
$begingroup$
Secondly, everything was given to you.in the detail.
$endgroup$
– EnlightenedFunky
46 mins ago
$begingroup$
Secondly, everything was given to you.in the detail.
$endgroup$
– EnlightenedFunky
46 mins ago
$begingroup$
You did not explain what the $alpha$ or $I$ or $omega_f$ are. I guessed that you they represent angular acceleration, moment of inertia, and angular velocity. However, the formula that you wrote cannot be used in this case. That formula is valid for constant $alpha$, which is not the case here. The torque depends on the angle between gravity and the cord.
$endgroup$
– Andrei
41 mins ago
$begingroup$
You did not explain what the $alpha$ or $I$ or $omega_f$ are. I guessed that you they represent angular acceleration, moment of inertia, and angular velocity. However, the formula that you wrote cannot be used in this case. That formula is valid for constant $alpha$, which is not the case here. The torque depends on the angle between gravity and the cord.
$endgroup$
– Andrei
41 mins ago
$begingroup$
Isn't the force is $mgsintheta$
$endgroup$
– EnlightenedFunky
38 mins ago
$begingroup$
Isn't the force is $mgsintheta$
$endgroup$
– EnlightenedFunky
38 mins ago
$begingroup$
No, the force is $mg$ always pointing downwards. The torque is $mgLsintheta$
$endgroup$
– Andrei
35 mins ago
$begingroup$
No, the force is $mg$ always pointing downwards. The torque is $mgLsintheta$
$endgroup$
– Andrei
35 mins ago
|
show 1 more comment
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The equation only holds when angular acceleration $alpha$ is a constant. However in this case $alpha=frac{gsintheta}{l}$, which depends on $theta$
answered 39 mins ago
Yuzheng LinYuzheng Lin
411
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The equation only holds when angular acceleration $alpha$ is a constant. However in this case $alpha=frac{gsintheta}{l}$, which depends on $theta$
answered 39 mins ago
Yuzheng LinYuzheng Lin
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The equation only holds when angular acceleration $alpha$ is a constant. However in this case $alpha=frac{gsintheta}{l}$, which depends on $theta$
answered 39 mins ago
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The equation only holds when angular acceleration $alpha$ is a constant. However in this case $alpha=frac{gsintheta}{l}$, which depends on $theta$
answered 39 mins ago
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answered 39 mins ago
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answered 39 mins ago
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