A ball of mass (m) is connected by a light string of length (L) to a frictionless pivot point P and swings as a pendulum as shown in Fig. (1). The ball is released from rest at point A when the string makes an angle of 0 with vertical. Determine: 1) The velocity of the ball as it passes through point B. 2) The tension TA in the string at A. 3) The tension TB in the string at B. A B Fig. 1

A ball of mass (m) is connected by a light string of length (L) to a frictionless pivot point P and swings as a pendulum as shown in Fig. (1). The ball is released from rest at point A when the string makes an angle of 0 with vertical. Determine: 1) The velocity of the ball as it passes through point B. 2) The tension TA in the string at A. 3) The tension TB in the string at B. A B Fig. 1

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Chapter7: Hamilton's Principle-lagrangian And Hamiltonian Dynamics

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