Pendulum Homework #2
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Answer each question.
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Round to nearest Hundredth.
A. Calculating Frequency
f= cycles
seconds
What is the frequency if:
1. A pendulum that cycles 20 times in 30 seconds.
2. A pendulum that cycles .5 times in 15 seconds.
3. A pendulum that vibrates 30 times in 1 minute.
4. A 2 meter pendulum that swings back and forth 10 times in 25 seconds.
B. Calculating the Period
T= seconds
Cycles
T= 1_
f
What is the period if:
1. A pendulum that has a frequency of 4 cycles per second.
2. A swinging chandelier that goes back and forth 20 times in 2 minutes.
3. A 1 meter pendulum swinging with a frequency of 20 cycles per second.
4. A pendulum that has a frequency of 30 cycles per second.
What is the frequency if:
5. You know the period is 5 seconds per cycle.
6. The pendulum swings at a rate of 1 second per cycle.
7. The pendulum of a clock creates the “tic toc” sound 5 times per second.