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Downloaded 2009-01-16 from Charles H. Henderson & John F. Woodhull (1901) The Elements of Physics, D. Appleton & Co., New York, p.59, fig.21

Adding detail to the model of the pendulum.

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Solution

System: A model of a pendulum, simply supported and free to swing without friction about a supporting axis under the torque due to gravity.

Interactions: torque due to gravity and the upward force exerted against gravity by the axis.

Model: Angular Momentum and External Torque about a Single Axis

Approach:

Diagrammatic Representation

Include a diagrammatic representation whenever possible.

Mathematical Representation

The regular solution.

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