Question

Difference between of simple pendulum and conical pendulum lesson . oscillation
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Answer 1

Answer:

A simple pendulum swings in a plane (2 dimensions) and maps out a sector of a circle. A conical pendulum swings in 3 dimensions and maps out the curved surface of a cone.

Answer 2

Answer:

A simple Pendulum and conical pendulum are two different kinds of pendulum, one swinging in a two-dimensional plane and the other in a three-dimensional plane respectively.

Explanation:

• A simple pendulum is said to be a weight that is suspended from a fixed point and swings back and forth from its equilibrium position when disturbed.
• A conical pendulum is also constructed similar to the simple pendulum but it swings in a circular motion with the rod tracing like a cone.
• Simple pendulum has a vertical circle as a trajectory of motion while a conical pendulum has a horizontal circle as a trajectory of motion.
• In a simple pendulum the kinetic energy and potential energy are in-consistence, while in a conical pendulum these energies are constant.
• The time period of a simple pendulum is,

                                                  $T=2\pi \sqrt{\frac{l}{g} }$       

and that of a conical pendulum is,

                                                $T=2\pi \sqrt{\frac{l\cos x}{g} }$    

Thus, we can say that the Simple pendulum and the conical pendulum have different trajectory planes and different time periods.