The theory for this experiment ignores the rotational inertia of the pendulum. because the pendulum is not really a simple pendulum (a point mass on a massless rod), a systematic error is introduced. does this simplistic analysis tend to give a launch velocity that is too high or too low?

The launch velocity will be too high

Explanation:

The theory will be too simplistic. Thus, after ignoring the the rotational inertia of the pendulum, the launch velocity will be too high. Though the problem is not very specified, the launch velocity is likely to be blown out of proportion.

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