Solving Pendulum Questions: Length, Quick Swings, Clocks, Mount Everest & Moon

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Homework Statement


1) If you wanted to build a pendulum that took a long time to make a full swing, what would you have to do about the length?

2) what if you wanted the reverse- a quick-swinging pendulum?

3) If you want to make a pendulum clock with a period of 2 seconds, what should its length be?

what would be the length of you wanted a 1 second pendulum clock?

would these clocks still keep accurate time if you moved then to the top of Mount Everest or the Moon? Explain

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there is none...?


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i think it is based on common sense which i am lacking of...
 
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There is one formula which may be helpful, take a look at the mathematical pendulum formula (I'm assuming it's not a physical pendulum that we are dealing with, maybe?).

[tex]T = 2\pi \sqrt{\frac{l}{g}}[/tex]

Give it a try with the maths now.