At a certain temperature, a simple pendulum has a period of 1.500 seconds. The support wire is made of brass and has a coefficient of linear thermal expansion of 1.90 × 10–5/C°. How much must the temperature be increased to increase the period to 1.506 seconds?

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Answer:

The temperature must be increased by 471.19° to increases the time period from 1.500 s to 1.506 s.

Explanation:

Given that,

Time period = 1.500 sec

Linear thermal expansion [tex]\alpha= 1.90\times10^{-5}\ /C^{\circ}[/tex]

Increases period = 1.506 sec

We need to calculate the initial length

Using formula of time period

[tex]T=2\pi\sqrt{\dfrac{l}{g}}[/tex]

Put the value into the formula

[tex]1.500=2\pi\sqrt{\dfrac{l}{9.8}}[/tex]

On squaring both side

[tex](1.500)^2=4\pi^2\times\dfrac{l}{9.8}[/tex]

[tex]l=\dfrac{1.500^2\times9.8}{4\pi^2}[/tex]

[tex]l=0.5585\ m[/tex]

We need to calculate the new length

For period to be 1.506

[tex]1.506=2\pi\sqrt{\dfrac{l'}{9.8}}[/tex]

[tex]l'=\dfrac{1.506^2\times9.8}{4\pi^2}[/tex]

[tex]l'=0.5635\ m[/tex]

We need to calculate the temperature

Using formula of thermal expansion

[tex]l'=l(1+\alpha T)[/tex]

[tex]T=\dfrac{l'-l}{l\alpha}[/tex]

Put the value into the formula

[tex]T=\dfrac{0.5635-0.5585}{0.5585\times 1.90\times10^{-5}}[/tex]

[tex]T=471.19^{\circ}[/tex]

Hence, The temperature must be increased by 471.19° to increases the time period from 1.500 s to 1.506 s.

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