Cenco Ballistic Pendulum Lab Data Analysis (2/4)
This picture shows the first calculation we need to make with a ballistic pendulum- the COE problem relating snapshot 2 and snapshot 3. We set this up as a standard Eo=Ef problem but we don't plug in numbers- we want a mathematical formula that we can tell the spreadsheet to use in calculating many problems. The answer for v is the square root of 2gh. This photo shows how that would be entered into the spreadsheet.
Cenco Ballistic Pendulum Lab Data Analysis (2/4)
This picture shows the first calculation we need to make with a ballistic pendulum- the COE problem relating snapshot 2 and snapshot 3. We set this up as a standard Eo=Ef problem but we don't plug in numbers- we want a mathematical formula that we can tell the spreadsheet to use in calculating many problems. The answer for v is the square root of 2gh. This photo shows how that would be entered into the spreadsheet.