A simple pendulum consists of a particle of mass m suspended by
a long, massless wire of length L. Draw a free body diagram for the
pendulum bob corresponding to a moment when the bob is located an
angular displacement Φ away from (eg. to the right of) equilibrium.
Determine an expression in terms of m, g, and Φ for the component
of the net force on the bob that points tangent to the path of the
bob.
Assume that...