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Luke1121
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Homework Statement
A pendulum is placed on a rotating platform which rotates with angular velocity ω around an axis, at equilibrium the angle between vertical and pendulum is θ
θ= 20 degrees
ω= 10 1/s
how far is the pendulum placed from the axis
Homework Equations
[itex]a_c=\frac{v^2}{R}=\omega^2R[/itex]
The Attempt at a Solution
the frame is non inertial so effective g is [itex]\sqrt{g^2 + \omega^2R}[/itex]
I'm not really sure where to go from here, i thought about doing
[itex] \omega=\sqrt{\frac{g}{l}}=\sqrt{\frac{g^2 + \omega^2R}{l}}[/itex] and solving for R however [itex]l[/itex] isn't given so I'm not really sure where to go next, any ideas?
Thanks, Luke