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Homework Statement I am trying to determine the apparent weight while on a trapeze/pendulum. So far, I have heard that the apparent weight is either: a. the Fnet of all vertical forces (aka Centripetal force) and b. it is the force of tension. I am not sure which it is. Homework Equations a...

Homework Statement This is an update to an earlier post. Since then, I now understand that a pendulum stops when its tension force= mg sin(theta)--because then centripetal force will=0, so velocity will be 0. However, now I am trying to determine how a trapeze would work on the moon. Homework...

Thanks for the response. What else slows the trapeze then? What makes the trapeze stop (on each swing)---gravity?

Essentially, we are writing a report on the movement of a trapeze but I am very stuck. My main questions are: why do trapeze slow down? What effect does gravity have on the trapeze? My personal research question is what were to happen if the trapeze were on the moon rather than earth, would...