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The grandfather clock in the opening storyline depends on the period of a pendulum to keep correct time. (i) Suppose the clock is calibrated correctly and then a mischievous child slides the bob of the pendulum downward on the oscillating rod. Does the grandfather clock run (a) slow, (b) fast, or (c) correctly? (ii) Suppose a grandfather clock is calibrated correctly at sea level and is then taken to the top of a very tall mountain. Does the grandfather clock now run (a) slow, (b) fast, or (c) correctly?
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Ch. 15 - Review. A particle moves along the x axis. It is...Ch. 15 - Prob. 6PCh. 15 - A particle moving along the x axis in simple...Ch. 15 - The initial position, velocity, and acceleration...Ch. 15 - You attach an object to the bottom end of a...Ch. 15 - Prob. 10PCh. 15 - Prob. 11PCh. 15 - Prob. 12PCh. 15 - A simple harmonic oscillator of amplitude A has a...Ch. 15 - Review. A 65.0-kg bungee jumper steps off a bridge...Ch. 15 - Review. A 0.250-kg block resting on a...Ch. 15 - While driving behind a car traveling at 3.00 m/s,...Ch. 15 - A simple pendulum makes 120 complete oscillations...Ch. 15 - A particle of mass m slides without friction...Ch. 15 - A physical pendulum in the form of a planar object...Ch. 15 - Prob. 20PCh. 15 - Prob. 21PCh. 15 - Consider the physical pendulum of Figure 15.16....Ch. 15 - A watch balance wheel (Fig. P15.25) has a period...Ch. 15 - Show that the time rate of change of mechanical...Ch. 15 - Show that Equation 15.32 is a solution of Equation...Ch. 15 - Prob. 26PCh. 15 - Prob. 27PCh. 15 - Considering an undamped, forced oscillator (b =...Ch. 15 - Prob. 29PCh. 15 - Prob. 30PCh. 15 - An object of mass m moves in simple harmonic...Ch. 15 - Prob. 32APCh. 15 - An object attached to a spring vibrates with...Ch. 15 - Prob. 34APCh. 15 - A pendulum of length L and mass M has a spring of...Ch. 15 - Prob. 36APCh. 15 - Review. A particle of mass 4.00 kg is attached to...Ch. 15 - Prob. 38APCh. 15 - Prob. 39APCh. 15 - Prob. 40APCh. 15 - Review. A lobstermans buoy is a solid wooden...Ch. 15 - Prob. 42APCh. 15 - Prob. 43APCh. 15 - Prob. 44APCh. 15 - A block of mass m is connected to two springs of...Ch. 15 - Review. A light balloon filled with helium of...Ch. 15 - A particle with a mass of 0.500 kg is attached to...Ch. 15 - A smaller disk of radius r and mass m is attached...Ch. 15 - Prob. 49CPCh. 15 - Prob. 50CPCh. 15 - A light, cubical container of volume a3 is...
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