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16.4 Exercise 14

Avg difficulty 2.5

As usual, the acceleration due to gravity in these problems is taken to be g=9.80m/s2g = 9.80 \text{m} / \text{s}^{2}, unless otherwise specified.

(a) What is the effect on the period of a pendulum if you double its length?

(b) What is the effect on the period of a pendulum if you decrease its length by 5.00%?

OpenStax College Physics 2e, 16.4 The Simple Pendulum, exercise 14

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