Question

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Oscillation 1 2 3 4 5
Distance 12
A pendulum swinging back and forth loses momentum and distance with each oscillation. The total distance the pendulum swings on the first oscillation is 12 inches, and the distance of each consecutive oscillation is 23
of the previous distance. What distance will the pendulum travel on the fifth oscillation, measured to the nearest whole inch?

(1 point)
In the fifth oscillation, the pendulum will travel approximately
inches.

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

2 inches

To find the distance the pendulum will travel on the fifth oscillation, we first need to determine the distance on the second, third, and fourth oscillations.

Distance on the second oscillation = 12 * (2/3) = 8 inches
Distance on the third oscillation = 8 * (2/3) = 5.33 inches
Distance on the fourth oscillation = 5.33 * (2/3) = 3.56 inches

Therefore, the distance on the fifth oscillation will be approximately 3.56 inches, rounded to the nearest whole inch.