Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections
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Author: Katz, Debora M.
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 4, Problem 42PQ
A pendulum constructed with a bowling ball at the end of a cable 4.00 m in length has an acceleration vector
- a. Sketch the scalar components of the acceleration vector in a vector diagram at this point in the pendulum’s motion.
- b. What is the magnitude of the radial acceleration of the pendulum at this point?
- c. What are the speed and the velocity of the bowling ball at this point?
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Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections
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