GENERAL PHYSICS

GROUP 3 POPE BENEDICT XVI

MEMBERS:
BARTONICO, Janlem Angelo
BRIONES, Lewis Addie
HASAL, Ken Sebastian
SUGUITAN, Jan Rafael
VILLAMIN, Mark Stephen
CONCEPCION, Lorddie Angella
ENRIQUEZ, Sofia Angela Phoemela
FALCON, Faith Ysabela
RODRIGUEZ, Shaira Mae
RUBIA, Andree
The Pendulum Motion

Frequency
Length (cm) Cycles Time (s) Period (s)
(Hz)

60 34 60 0.56 1.76

80 32 60 0.53 1.88

100 28 60 0.46 2.14

Describe the graph obtained
The Length of the string is inversely
proportional to the number of cycles
the pendulum creates. As the Length
increases the cycles of the pendulum
decreases over the course of 60
seconds.
Further more, the frequency of the
pendulum is also inveresly
proportional to the length of the
string, while the period is directly
proportional with the Length, Cycles,
and Time.
Determine what happens
when the Frequency of the
pendulum and its Length
increases
Frequency is the number of waves
that pass a fixed point in unit time.
As the length of the pendulum
increases, the frequency of the
pendulum decreases. It is indirectly
proportional to it's length.
Questions:
1. How does the change in length affect the frequency and period of an
oscillating pendulum?
Shortening the length of a pendulum increases its frequency of the oscillation, yet would yield
a shorter period. Lengthening it would decrease the frequency of the oscillation, yet would
have a longer period.

2. Determine the effect on the frequency and period of an oscillating pendulum of fixed
length considering the following case:
a. If there is a change in amplitude
Frequency and time period of oscillation are independent of the amplitude of the oscillation.
b. If there is a change in the mass of the bob
When it is displaced to an initial angle and then released, it oscillates or swings back and forth in a periodic
motion. The period of a pendulum is unaffected by the mass of the ball. This is because of the gravitational
action, the force on the pendulum grows as mass increases, while the acceleration remains constant. This is
explained in Newton's Second Law where force is directly proportional to mass.
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