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In the specific setup of Question 16, what is the work done by the gravitational force
m
g
mg
m
g
on the bob as the string deflects from the vertical equilibrium to an angle
θ
\theta
θ
? (A)
m
g
L
sin
θ
mgL \sin \theta
m
g
L
sin
θ
(B)
m
g
L
(
1
−
cos
θ
)
mgL(1 - \cos \theta)
m
g
L
(
1
−
cos
θ
)
(C)
−
m
g
L
(
1
−
cos
θ
)
-mgL(1 - \cos \theta)
−
m
g
L
(
1
−
cos
θ
)
(D)
−
m
g
L
sin
θ
-mgL \sin \theta
−
m
g
L
sin
θ
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