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Textbook Solutions for Physics: Principles with Applications

Chapter 6 Problem 77GP

Question

A ball is attached to a horizontal cord of length whose other end is fixed (Fig. ). If the ball is released, what will be its speed at the lowest point of its path? (b) A peg is located a distance directly below the point of attachment of the cord. If \(h=0.80 L\) what will be the speed of the ball when it reaches the top of its circular path about the peg?

Solution

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a)

The potential energy of the ball at its initial position = mgL.

Its speed at the lowest point of its path is given from the principle of conservation

of energy as:

We put v on the left side of the equation and everything else on the right side and we take square root of both sides and we get:

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Title Physics: Principles with Applications 6 
Author Douglas C. Giancoli
ISBN 9780130606204

A ball is attached to a horizontal cord of length whose

Chapter 6 textbook questions

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