Time Period of Halved Simple Pendulum

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Halving the length of a simple pendulum results in a specific relationship between the time periods of the pendulum. The formula governing this relationship is T = 2π√(L/g), where T is the time period, L is the length, and g is the acceleration due to gravity. When the length is halved (L2 = L1/2), the time period T2 can be expressed in terms of T1, leading to T2 = T1/√2. This demonstrates that the time period decreases as the length of the pendulum decreases.

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  • Understanding of simple harmonic motion
  • Familiarity with the formula for the period of a pendulum
  • Basic algebra for manipulating equations
  • Knowledge of gravitational acceleration (g)
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when we half the length of simple pendulum what will be its time period?please reply
 
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This is something that is hard to tell you without doing the problem for you.

Since you are not given actual values, you have to use variables.
You are told that L1/L2=2 (L2 is half of L1), you need to find T1/T2, you know the formula that relates the period of a pendulum to it's length.
 

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