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?

Respuesta :

Period of oscillation of a pendulum is inversely proportional to the square root of gravitational field density.

Answer:

[tex]T=2 \pi \sqrt{\frac{L}{g} }[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

The period of oscilations in a pendulum is defined as

[tex]T=2 \pi \sqrt{\frac{L}{g} }[/tex]

Where [tex]L[/tex] is the length of the string and [tex]g[/tex] 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 [tex]2g[/tex]. We know that acceleration is a vector, which means the net acceleration would be [tex]-g[/tex] of gravity and [tex]2g[/tex] of the elevator, which gives us [tex]g[/tex].

Having said that, the perior of oscaillations would be the same

[tex]T=2 \pi \sqrt{\frac{L}{g} }[/tex]

Because, the net acceleartion is also the same but in different direction.