PASCO ME-9426A AMUSEMENT PARK PHYSICS - Manual (Page 14)

Amusement Park Physics 012-03776E
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measured on the swing. Examine the situation and suggest areas where your calculations could have been off
due to approximations.
Data
Table 3:
Trial # Swinger
Measured
Acceleration (g’s)
Maximum Angle
θ
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Table 4:
Max. Angle
θ
Complementary
Angle
θ
Height Diff.
∆h
Maximum
Velocity
v
max
Centripetal
Acceleration
a
c
Maximum
Acceleration
a
max