Two Circus Clowns (Each Having a Mass of 50 Kg)

question 28

Multiple Choice

Two circus clowns (each having a mass of 50 kg) swing on two flying trapezes (negligible mass, length 25 m) shown in the figure. At the peak of the swing, one grabs the other, and the two swing back to one platform. The time for the forward and return motion is

• A) 10 s
• B) 50 s
• C) 15 s
• D) 20 s
• E) 25 s

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Standard Deviation

Standard deviation is a measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of data values, used to understand how spread out the values are from the mean.

Mean Speed

The average velocity of an object over a defined period of time.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values; a low standard deviation means that the values tend to be close to the mean, while a high standard deviation means they are spread out over a wider range.

Normal Model

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