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The notes for the physics lab on the simple pendulum focus on studying the motion of a pendulum and verifying the relationship between its period, length, and gravitational acceleration. Key concepts include periodic motion, the dependence of the period on the length of the pendulum, and the independence of the period from mass and amplitude (for small angles). The lab involves measuring the pendulum’s period for varying lengths and using the data to calculate the acceleration due to gravity.

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lab 10 : simple pendulum

objective question G
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determine the acceleration due to gravity
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equation for period
with if the period is truly independent of the initial displacement the pendulum
along of
2πL
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T =



9
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question I
* does not depend on initial angle
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tree-body diagram
procedure 3
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+Y

a + X
does period depend on initial angle
L O
no ble the period stayed consistent
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mysin m mo ·



graph analysis
& ↑

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X
g -

y
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acceleration *




Fy = 0 = F+ -



mG
T


no acceleration in they-direction

D
Fx = ma = -


mgsinO
O initial


ax gsin
quadratic function best represents this graph
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=
a


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question 2 0 = ax2 + bx + C



the coefficient c should represent the period T



-
L
T = 2π
AG
DX =
AG .


L
uncertainty in T

DX



199
=
b =




small angle approximation
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if O is not too large we can say sing = O
DL19
AT =
2π -




X =
0 .


L
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question 4

calculating radians for O
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⑦ radians =
degree ·

I


180



calculating radians for sinG
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sing radians = sin (degree

percent difference equation
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O-SinG
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100
* anangle of I t has a % diff of 0 . 997 %


SinG
o +
ofI s has a 1. diff of above 11
* an angle



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question 5

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write x = 1 .

O in ter ms of newton's second law



a = -


gsinf = -



gX

L



* this type of motion is simple har monic motion

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