BRAINCAKEPendulum
A pendulum is an object that is suspended on a string and can swing freely from one side to another.
The pendulum bob is displaced from its original position and then released with the string taut.
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Key terms in this lesson
- Equilibrium
- An object is in equilibrium when the resultant force and the resultant moment acting on it are both zero.
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