Turning Point
PREDICTION CHALLENGE: Turning Point
EQUIPMENT: Table pole, pendulum clamp, pendulum, second movable rod attached to pole, meterstick (optional video camera)
Prediction: Predict the distance D between the two rods where the pendulum bob swings around point P and has the minimum speed at point S to complete the circle.
Include free-body-diagrams and your work for solving for the distance D in terms of M, L, and R.