SOLUTION: If a weight hanging on a string of length 5 feet swings through 4 degrees on either side of the vertical, how long is the arc through which the weight moves from one high point to
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Question 951893: If a weight hanging on a string of length 5 feet swings through 4 degrees on either side of the vertical, how long is the arc through which the weight moves from one high point to the next high point? Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If a weight hanging on a string of length 5 feet swings through 4 degrees on either side of the vertical, how long is the arc through which the weight moves from one high point to the next high point
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4 degs either side --> 8 degs total
Convert 8 degs to radians:
8 degs = 8*pi/180 = 2pi/45 radians
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Arc = r*angle = 5*2pi/45 = 2pi/9 feet
Arc =~ 0.689 feet
