Period of a pendulum in a rotating coordinate system

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What is the formula that relates the period of a pendulum on a rotating coordinate system to the angular velocity of the coordinate system? (assume pendulum is in a gravitational field that produces an acceleration equal to the gravitational acceleration on Earth's surface)
 

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