A truck is stationary and has a bob suspended by a light string in a frame attached to the truck. The truck suddenly moves to the right with an acceleration of \(a.\) In the frame of the truck, the pendulum will tilt:

1.  to the left and the angle of inclination of the pendulum with the vertical is \(\text{sin}^{-1} \left( \dfrac{a}{g} \right )\)
2.  to the left and the angle of inclination of the pendulum with the vertical is \(\text{cos}^{-1} \left ( \dfrac{a}{g} \right )\)
3.  to the left and the angle of inclination of the pendulum with the vertical is \(\text{tan}^{-1} \left ( \dfrac{a}{g} \right )\)
4.  to the left and the angle of inclination of the pendulum with the vertical is \(\text{tan}^{-1} \left ( \dfrac{g}{a} \right )\)
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A simple pendulum is set up in a trolley which moves to the right with an acceleration a on a horizontal plane. Then the thread of the pendulum in the mean position makes an angle θ with the vertical

(1) tan-1ag in the forward direction

(2) tan-1ag in the upward direction 

(3) tan-1ag in the backward direction

(4) tan-1ga in the forward directions 

Subtopic:  Pseudo Force |
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