a grandfather clock is designed to have a pendulum which swings a mass at the end of the chain in a horizontal circular motion. the pendulum is designed to swing 7 degrees off of the vertical. the chain is 1.50 meters long and the maximum tension in the chain is 12.0 N. calculate the mass at the end of the pendulum?
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To solve this problem, we need to use the concepts of circular motion and the forces acting on the pendulum.
Step 1: Convert the angle from degrees to radians.
The given angle is 7 degrees. To convert it to radians, we use the formula: radians = degrees * π / 180.
radians = 7 * π / 180 ≈ 0.122 radians
Step 2: Find the gravitational force.
The gravitational force acting on the mass is given by the formula: force = mass * gravity.
Since we are trying to find the mass, we can rearrange the formula as: mass = force / gravity.
Given that the maximum tension in the chain is 12.0 N, we use this value as the force, and the acceleration due to gravity is approximately 9.8 m/s².
mass = 12.0 N / 9.8 m/s² ≈ 1.22 kg
Step 3: Find the vertical force component.
The vertical force component is given by the formula: F_vertical = mass * gravity * sin(angle).
Using the mass we found in the previous step and the angle in radians, we can calculate the vertical force component.
F_vertical = 1.22 kg * 9.8 m/s² * sin(0.122) ≈ 0.239 N
Step 4: Find the horizontal force component.
The horizontal force component is given by the formula: F_horizontal = mass * gravity * cos(angle).
Similar to the previous step, we can use the mass and angle to calculate the horizontal force component.
F_horizontal = 1.22 kg * 9.8 m/s² * cos(0.122) ≈ 1.216 N
Step 5: Find the tension in the chain.
To find the tension in the chain, we can use the Pythagorean theorem to combine the vertical and horizontal force components.
The tension T can be found using the formula: T = sqrt(F_horizontal² + F_vertical²).
T = sqrt((1.216 N)² + (0.239 N)²) ≈ 1.243 N
Step 6: Find the mass at the end of the pendulum.
Since the tension in the chain is equal to the weight of the mass at the end of the pendulum, we can use the formula: mass = tension / gravity.
mass = 1.243 N / 9.8 m/s² ≈ 0.127 kg
Therefore, the mass at the end of the pendulum is approximately 0.127 kg.
To calculate the mass at the end of the pendulum, we can use the equation of motion for a pendulum. The equation is:
T = 2π√(L/g)
Where T is the period of the pendulum, L is the length of the pendulum, and g is the acceleration due to gravity.
First, let's convert the swing angle from degrees to radians:
θ = 7 degrees = 7 * (π/180) radians
Now, we can rearrange the equation to isolate the period (T):
T = (2π√(L/g)) / (θ/2π)
Simplifying further:
T = 2π√(L/g) / θ
T = 2π * (1.5 m) / ((7π/180) radians)
T ≈ 4.286 seconds (rounded to the nearest thousandth)
Now, the period (T) of a pendulum is given by:
T = 2π√(L/g)
Rearranging the equation to solve for g:
g = (4π²L) / T²
Substituting the given values:
g = (4π² * 1.5 m) / (4.286 s)²
g ≈ 9.810 m/s² (rounded to the nearest thousandth, which is the acceleration due to gravity)
Finally, we can find the mass (m) at the end of the pendulum using the equation:
m = (T² * g) / (4π² * L)
Substituting the given values:
m = (4.286 s)² * 9.810 m/s² / (4π² * 1.5 m)
m ≈ 1.526 kg (rounded to the nearest thousandth)
Therefore, the mass at the end of the pendulum is about 1.526 kg.