Part A When you are on a swing, and at the lowest point of your motion, is your

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Part A When you are on a swing, and at the lowest point of your motion, is your apparent weight greater than, less than, or equal to your true weight? Explain Drag the terms on the left to the appropriate blanks on the right to complete the sentences Reset Help equal to In circular motion there must be a centripetal force directed the center toward At the bottom of the swing trajectory we can pretend you are in uniform circular motion, so the net force down points toward the center of the circle less than Therefore, the swing must exert a force on you than the earth does in the downward from direction. smaller downward o, your apparent weight is your true weight. larger upward greater than

Explanation / Answer

a)

In circular motion there must be a centripetal force directed "toward" the center

b)
at the bottom of the swing trajectory we can pretend you are in uniform circular motion,

so the net force points "up"toward the center of the circle

c)
therefore, the swing must exert a "larger upward" force on you than the earth does in the down ward direction

d)

so, your apparent weight is " greater than " your true weight

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