Conical Pendulum

Conical Pendulum

Introduction : Conical pendulum is similar to simple pendulum, except the motion it perform. Conical pendulum is given a circular motion. Conical pendulum is a pendulum in which, the metal bob is given circular motion and the string describes a cone.

Conical Pendulum

From the diagram, 

T = tension

h= height

l = slant length 

Ө = elevation angle

mv²/r = Centripetal Force

TsinӨ = Horizontal component of Tension

TcosӨ =Vertical component of Tension

From the above fig,

_{│<<<Uniform Circular  Motion│}    

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