Physics (AS & A Level) · Oct / Nov 2024 · Paper 42 · Question 5

Fig. 5.1 shows a pendulum consisting of a metal sphere suspended by a thin string. thin string metal sphere oscillations Fig. 5.1 (not to scale) The sphere undergoes small oscillations about its equilibrium position. The oscillations may be considered to be simple harmonic. Fig. 5.2 shows the variation with time t of the displacement x of the sphere from its equilibrium position. –0.02 x / m –0.01 0.01 0.02 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 t / s 0.8 1.0 1.2 0 Fig. 5.2

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