The pendulum for the grandfather clock in the previous Moment of Inertia section rotates about a pin through the top of the pendulum. In order to build clocks that don't collapse, the engineers need to determine the force that the pin exerts on the pendulum as it swings.

What is known:

• The pendulum is released from rest at an angle of 15° to the left of vertical.
• The distance from the top of the pendulum to its center of gravity is d = 1.442 ft.
• The pendulum has a moment of inertia about the top I_A = 7.289 slug-ft² (calculated in previous section).
• The pendulum has a mass m = 3.17 slugs.

When the pendulum reaches a vertical position, what is the angular acceleration of the pendulum? What force is exerted on the pendulum by the pin?

• Use the relationship between applied moment and moment of inertia to determine the angular acceleration.
• Use Newton's Second Law to determine the unknown forces acting on the pendulum.