Simple Harmonic Oscillation Frequency in a Traveling Car

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Homework Statement



A simple pendulum of mass m and lenghth l is suspended in a car traveling with a constant speed v around a circle of radius r.If the pendulum undergoes small oscillations about its equilibrium position, what will be the frequency of the oscillations??

Homework Equations



[tex]n=1/2\pi (\sqrt{l/g}[/tex])
[tex]mv^2/r =mg[/tex]

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