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Simple Pendulum

∑ 𝑭𝒕 = 𝒎𝒂𝒕

−𝑾 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝜽 = 𝒎𝒂𝒕
−(𝒎𝒈)𝒔𝒊𝒏𝜽 = 𝒎𝒂𝒕 , where 𝒂𝒕 = 𝒍𝜶
−(𝒎𝒈)𝒔𝒊𝒏𝜽 = 𝒎(𝒍𝜶)
@For small angle 0 ≻ 𝜃 ≻ 10 , 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 = 𝜃 & 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃 = 1
−𝑔𝜃 = 𝑙𝛼
𝑙𝛼 + 𝑔𝜃 = 0 , where 𝛼 = 𝜃"
𝑔
𝜃" + 𝜃 = 0
𝑙

Natural Circular Frequency


𝑔
𝜔𝑛 = √
𝑙
Period
2𝜋
𝜏=
𝜔𝑛
Natural Frequency
1
𝑓=
𝜏
Position/ Distance
𝜃 = 𝐶1 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜔𝑛 𝑡 + 𝐶2 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜔𝑛 𝑡
Velocity
𝜃 ′ = 𝐶1 𝜔𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜔𝑛 𝑡 − 𝐶2 𝜔𝑛 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜔𝑛 𝑡
Acceleration
𝜃 " = −𝐶1 𝜔𝑛 2 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜔𝑛 𝑡 − 𝐶2 𝜔𝑛 2 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜔𝑛 𝑡

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