what do pendulums do?

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what do pendulums do?

2007-02-06 21:14:46 · 3 answers · asked by thanin_ong 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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simple harmonic motion

2007-02-06 21:17:37 · answer #1 · answered by n nitant 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Swing over and back!

As long as the angle of swing is less than 10degrees to the vertical they can be descibed by simple harmonic/pendulum motion

2007-02-06 21:21:28 · answer #2 · answered by Fiona O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

They swing at a rate which depends only on the length of the pendulum, not on how hard you push them. So they were used to keep clocks running at a constant speed before the invention of the quartz clock.

2007-02-06 21:20:38 · answer #3 · answered by Gnomon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋