An object that hangs from the ceiling of a stationary elevator by an ideal spring oscillates with a period T. If the elevator accelerates upward with acceleration 2g, what will be the period of oscillation of the object?
Period of oscillation of a pendulum is inversely proportional to the square root of gravitational field density.
Answer:
\(T=2 \pi \sqrt{\frac{L}{g} }\)
Step-by-step explanation:
The period of oscilations in a pendulum is defined as
\(T=2 \pi \sqrt{\frac{L}{g} }\)
Where \(L\) is the length of the string and \(g\) is gravity.
Notice that the pendulum is oscillating due to gravity in the first place. Then, that acceleration of gravity is affected by the acceleartion of the elevator, which is \(2g\). We know that acceleration is a vector, which means the net acceleration would be \(-g\) of gravity and \(2g\) of the elevator, which gives us \(g\).
Having said that, the perior of oscaillations would be the same
\(T=2 \pi \sqrt{\frac{L}{g} }\)
Because, the net acceleartion is also the same but in different direction.