Conical pendulum

Centripetal acceleration direction is towards the ______ of the circle.

Net force direction is towards the _______ of the circle.

Draw free body diagram for a conical pendulum that has a mass m and length L.

Answer explanation

The net force is contributed by the component of tension.

The centripetal force is contributed by ​ (a)  

• component of tension
• tension
• normal force
• weight

Sort the concepts about forces along x and y-component.

Groups:

(a) x-component

,

(b) y-component

As the speed of the object increases, the ACCELERATION __

• increases

• decreases

• remains the same

As the speed of the object increases, the NET FORCE ___

• increases

• decreases

• remains the same

As the speed of the object increases, the HORIZONTAL FORCE ___

• increases

• decreases

• remains the same

As the speed of the object increases, the VERTICAL FORCE ___

• increases

• decreases

• remains the same

As the speed of the object increases, the PERIOD OF ROTATION ___

• increases

• decreases

• remains the same