Consider a bob attached by a stringa simple pendulumthat swings to and fro. (a) Why does the

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Consider a bob attached by a string€”a simple pendulum€”that swings to and fro.

(a) Why does the tension force in the string not do work on the pendulum?

(b) Explain, however, why the force due to gravity on the pendulum at nearly every point does do work on the pendulum.

(c) Where is the single position of the pendulum where €œno work by gravity€ occurs?

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Conceptual Physical Science

ISBN: 978-0134060491

6th edition

Authors: Paul G. Hewitt, John A. Suchocki, Leslie A. Hewitt

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