Pendulum in an accelerated car

[ahmedelshfie]

This applet created  by prof Hwang
Modified by Ahmed
Original project Pendulum in an accelerated car

A pendulum is in vertical position when put it in a stopped car.
What will happen when the car start to accelerate with acceleration a?
The car will swing with new equilibrium position. The following applet will show you the case:
You can change the acceleration a and the drag coefficient (assume drag force propotional to velocity put in the oppositive direction)

Embed a running copy of this simulation
<applet code='users.br.ahmed.penduluma_pkg.pendulumaApplet.class' archive='http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/ntnujava/ejsuser/37048/ejs_penduluma.jar' name='penduluma6176' id='penduluma6176' width='574' height='332' mayscript=true><param name='draggable' value='true'></applet>
Embed a running copy link(show simulation in a popuped window)
<a href='http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/ntnujava/msg.php?smfejs=6176' target='smfejs'>Run simulation</a>

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