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A pendulum is oscillating with a natural frequency f = 8 Hz. If the length of the pendulum increases by a factor of 4 what happens to the frequency?

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Final answer:

When the length of a pendulum increases, the natural frequency of the pendulum decreases.

Step-by-step explanation:

When the length of a pendulum increases, the natural frequency of the pendulum decreases.

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The natural frequency of a simple pendulum is given by the formula:

f = 1 / (2π √(l / g))

where f is the frequency, l is the length of the pendulum, and g is the acceleration due to gravity.

Since the natural frequency is inversely proportional to the square root of the length, if the length of the pendulum increases by a factor of 4, the frequency will decrease by a factor of 2.

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