University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)
14th Edition
ISBN: 9780321973610
Author: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 14, Problem 14.12DQ
What should you do to the length of the string of a simple pendulum to (a) double its frequency; (b) double its period; (c) double its angular frequency?
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University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)
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A certain simple pendulum has...Ch. 14 - After landing on an unfamiliar planet, a space...Ch. 14 - In the laboratory, a student studies a pendulum by...Ch. 14 - A simple pendulum 2.00 m long swings through a...Ch. 14 - A small sphere with mass m is attached to a...Ch. 14 - Two pendulums have the same dimensions (length L)...Ch. 14 - We want to hang a thin hoop on a horizontal nail...Ch. 14 - A 1.80-kg connecting rod from a car engine is...Ch. 14 - Prob. 14.56ECh. 14 - The two pendulums shown in Fig. E14.57 each...Ch. 14 - CP A holiday ornament in the shape of a hollow...Ch. 14 - A 1.35-kg object is attached to a horizontal...Ch. 14 - A 50.0-g hard-boiled egg moves on the end of a...Ch. 14 - An unhappy 0.300-kg rodent, moving on the end of a...Ch. 14 - A mass is vibrating at the end of a spring of...Ch. 14 - A sinusoidally varying driving force is applied to...Ch. 14 - An object is undergoing SHM with period 0.300 s...Ch. 14 - An object is undergoing SHM with period 1.200 s...Ch. 14 - Four passengers with combined mass 250 kg compress...Ch. 14 - At the end of a ride at a winter-theme amusement...Ch. 14 - CP A block with mass M rests on a frictionless...Ch. 14 - A 1.50-kg, horizontal, uniform tray is attached to...Ch. 14 - CP A 10.0-kg mass is traveling to the right with a...Ch. 14 - An apple weighs 1.00 N. 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