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Simple pendulum hanging in a car taking a circular turn: angle of the string with the vertical

The same question, asked 2 times: 25 Jan 2023*, 8 Apr 2026 S2. Every wording below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    25 Jan 2023

    11
    A car is moving with a constant speed of 20 m/s20\text{ }m/s in a circular horizontal track of radius 40 m40\text{ }m. A bob is suspended from the roof of the car by a massless string. The angle made by the string with the vertical will be: (Take g=g = 10 m/s210\text{ }m/s^{2} )

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  2. Question 2

    8 Apr 2026 S2

    3
    A car moving with a speed of 54 km/h54\text{ }km/h takes a turn of radius 20 m . A simple pendulum is suspended from the ceiling of the car. Determine the angle made by the string of the pendulum with the vertical during the turning. (Take g=10 m/s2g = 10\text{ }m/s^{2} )

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