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In a science museum, you may have seen a Foucault pendulum, which is used to demonstrate the rotation of the earth. In one museum's pendulum, the 120 kg bob swings from a 14.2-m-long cable with an amplitude of 5.5°. Part A What is the period of this pendulum? Express your answer with the appropriate units. T = Value s Part B What is the bob's maximum speed? Express your answer with the appropriate units. v_max = Value Units

          In a science museum, you may have seen a Foucault pendulum, which is used to demonstrate the rotation of the earth. In one museum's pendulum, the 120 kg bob swings from a 14.2-m-long cable with an amplitude of 5.5°.

Part A
What is the period of this pendulum?
Express your answer with the appropriate units.
T = Value s

Part B
What is the bob's maximum speed?
Express your answer with the appropriate units.
v_max = Value Units

In a science museum, you may have seen a Foucault pendulum, which is used to demonstrate the rotation of the earth. In one museum's pendulum, the 120 kg bob swings from a 14.2-m-long cable with an amplitude of 5.5°.

Part A
What is the period of this pendulum?
Express your answer with the appropriate units.
T = Value s

Part B
What is the bob's maximum speed?
Express your answer with the appropriate units.
vmax = Value Units

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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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02/02/2022

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2 \, \text{m} \) (length of the cable) and \( g = 9.81 \, \text{m/s}^2 \) (acceleration due to gravity). \[ T = 2\pi \sqrt{\frac{14.2}{9.81}} \] \[ T = 2\pi \sqrt{1.45} \] \[ T = 2\pi \times 1.2 \] \[ \boxed{T = 7.55 \, \text{s}} \] Show more…

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In a science museum, you may have seen a Foucault pendulum, which is used to demonstrate the rotation of the earth. In one museum's pendulum, the 120 kg bob swings from a 14.2 m long cable with an amplitude of 5.5°. Part A What is the period of this pendulum? Express your answer with the appropriate units. Part B What is the bob's maximum speed? Express your answer with the appropriate units.