A pendulum consisting of a bob of mass m connected to a light rod of length l is stood upside-down and given a gentle push to start it moving.
(a)Find the centripetal force of the bob when the rod is (i) horizontal and (ii) at the bottom of the swing.
(b) What is the net tangential force acting on the bob when the rod is horizontal? what is the angular acceleration at this point?
Ans for 2. : 2mg 4mg mg g/r