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A small sphere with mass m is attached to a massless rod of length Lthat is pivoted at the top, forming a simple pendulum. The pendulum is pulled to one side so that the rod is at an anglelocalid="1668146024604" θfrom the vertical, and released from rest. (a) In a diagram, show the pendulum just after it is released. Draw vectors representing the forces acting on the small sphere and the acceleratiThe required diagrams of part (a), (b) and (c) are shown and the velocity expression is .on of the sphere. Accuracy counts! At this point, what is the linear acceleration of the sphere? (b) Repeat part (a) for the instant when the pendulum rod is at an anglelocalid="1668146028194" θ/2from the vertical. (c) Repeat part (a) for the instant when the pendulum rod is vertical. At this point, what is the linear speed of the sphere?

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The required diagrams of part (a), (b) and (c) are shown and the velocity expression is v=2gL(1-cosθ).

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A definition for radial and tangential acceleration.

Radial acceleration, measured in radians per square second, is the acceleration that is moving in the direction of the center and is caused by the centripetal force. Tangential acceleration occurs when a body or object travels at a non-uniform speed.

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(a) Depiction of the pendulum diagram when released.

The forces and acceleration are shown in the figure below.

In the figure, the given variables are as follows.

The length is L is the length of the rod, T is the tension on the rod, θis an angle, a is the acceleration, and w is the weight of the sphere.

The acceleration is define from the figure as below.

localid="1668146044093" a=atan2+2rad2 ….. (1)

Here,

The radial acceleration, localid="1668146047525" arad=LÓ¬2

The angular frequency islocalid="1668146055124" Ó¬.

The tangential acceleration, localid="1668146051490" atan=Lα

The angular acceleration is α.

In this case, the radial acceleration is zero. Therefore,

localid="1668146070600" arad=0

Substitute this into equation (1).

localid="1668146076940" a=atan=gsinθ

Hence, the acceleration of the sphere is localid="1668146084785" gsinθ.

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(b) Depiction of the pendulum diagram when rod is at angle θ/2  from the vertical.

The forces and acceleration are shown in Figure below.

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(c) Depiction of the pendulum diagram when rod is vertical and linear speed of the sphere.

The forces and acceleration are shown in Figure below.


Energy conservation method is used to calculate the velocity. So,

U=KmgL(1-cosθ)=12mv2

Here, is the potential energy, is the kinetic energy. is the mass, is the acceleration due to gravity, is the length, is the angle, and is the velocity.

Solve the above equation for the velocity and obtain the expression as,

v=2gL(1-cosθ)

Hence, the required velocity expression is v=2gL(1-cosθ).

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