
You are provided with three retort stands, a pendulum bob, a drawing board, a stopwatch, and other necessary apparatus. Using the diagram above as a guide, carry out the following instructions.
- Fix the drawing paper on the drawing board and hold the board with two clamps such that it is vertical.
- Suspend the pendulum bob such that it hangs freely in front of the drawing paper.
- Draw a line RP representing the rest position of the pendulum string and mark the position P of the centre of the pendulum bob at rest.
- Displace the pendulum bob to one side in a plane parallel to the drawing board.
- Mark the new position P\(^{1}\) of the centre of the bob.
- Measure and record the perpendicular distance, d of P\(^{1}\) from the line RP
- Evaluate and record d\(^{2}\).
- Measure and record the vertical height h of P\(^{1}\) above P.
- Evaluate G =\(\frac{d^{2}}{h}\)
- Repeat the procedure for four other positions of P\(^{1}\).
- Tabulate your readings.
- Remove the drawing board so that the pendulum bo can swing freely.
- Set the pendulum bob oscillating through a small bob amplitude and determine the time, t for 20 oscillations.
- Determine and record the period, T.
- Plot a graph with G on the vertical axis and h on the horizontal axis, starting both axes from the origin (0,0).
- Determine the intercept I on the horizontal axis.
- Evaluate A = \(\frac{1}{19.7T^{2}}\)
- State two precautions taken to obtain accuratee results. (Attach your drawing paper to your answer booklet.)
(b)i. Distinguish between the period and frequency of oscillation of a simple pendulum.
ii. Differentiate between oscillatory and rotational motions.
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