Kids at a swimming hole swing over the water on a tire swing (essentially a simp
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Question
Kids at a swimming hole swing over the water on a tire swing (essentially a simple pendulum) and then drop in the water. If the tire+kid takes 6 seconds to swing from the launching point to its farthest point over the water, how long will it take the empty tire to return for the next kid? Choose one answer only. less than 6 seconds 6 seconds more than 6 seconds could be any of these; more information is needed to decide . Assuming the tire is launched without a push from its highest point, what is the frequency of the tire-swing-pendulum (unloaded)? . Hz.
Explanation / Answer
The time period of a simple pendulum does not depend on the mass so
the answer is 6 seconds
frequency f= 1/T = 1/6 = 0.166 Hz
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