Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32162-592-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-32162-592-2

Chapter 5 - Circular Motion; Gravitation - General Problems - Page 135: 72

Answer

$\theta=56.0^o$

Work Step by Step

$\sum F_Y=F_{T}\cos(\theta)-mg=0$ $F_T=\frac{mg}{\cos(\theta)}$ $F_{T}\sin(\theta)=\frac{mv^2}{r}$ $F_{T}=\frac{mv^2}{r\sin(\theta)}$ $\frac{mg}{\cos(\theta)}=\frac{mv^2}{r\sin(\theta)}$ $\frac{g}{\cos(\theta)}=\frac{v^2}{r\sin(\theta)}$ $\theta=\tan^{-1}(\frac{v^2}{rg})$ $r=l\sin(\theta)$ $v=\frac{2\pi r}{T}=\frac{2\pi l\sin(\theta)}{T}$, where T is the period $\frac{g}{\cos(\theta)}=\frac{\Big(\frac{2\pi l\sin(\theta)}{T}\Big)^2}{l\sin(\theta)\sin(\theta)}$ $\frac{g}{\cos(\theta)}=\frac{4\pi^2l}{T^2}$ $\theta=\arccos\Big(\frac{T^2g}{4\pi^2l}\Big)=\arccos\Big(\frac{(0.75s)^2\big(9.8\frac{m}{s^2}\big)}{4\pi^2(0.25m)}\Big)=56.0^o$
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