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Pseudo force
Question

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. The pendulum will tilt

Moderate
Solution

From the frame of truck

Tsinθ = ma

Tcosθ = mg

tanθ=ag

θ=tan-1ag

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