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URGENT//Period and frequency question
1) An adult and a child are sitting on adjacent identical swings. Once they get moving, the adult, by comparison to the child, will necessarily swing with
a) a much greater period
b) a much greater frequency
c) the same period
d) the same amplitude
T= 2pi(square root of m/k)
THe answer is a B... Can anyone explain why?? I think it's an A b/c as m increases, the T increases??!
Homework Statement
1) An adult and a child are sitting on adjacent identical swings. Once they get moving, the adult, by comparison to the child, will necessarily swing with
a) a much greater period
b) a much greater frequency
c) the same period
d) the same amplitude
Homework Equations
T= 2pi(square root of m/k)
The Attempt at a Solution
THe answer is a B... Can anyone explain why?? I think it's an A b/c as m increases, the T increases??!