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confused1
Apr20-05, 01:35 AM
A pendulum has a period of 1.8 s.

a) Its mass is doubled. What is its period now?


b) Its length is doubled. What is its period now?


The original pendulum is taken to a planet where g = 16 m/s2.
c) What is its period on that planet?

Spectre5
Apr20-05, 01:38 AM
So what's the equation for the period of a simple pendulum

confused1
Apr20-05, 01:40 AM
T = 2*pi / w. What is w for a simple pendulum?

Spectre5
Apr20-05, 01:43 AM
T = 2 * Pi * sqrt( L/g )