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If you know that the period of a pendulum is 1.87 seconds, what is the length of that pendulum? (assume that we are on earth and that gravity is 9.81 meters/second². ) a. 0.87 centimeters b. 2.1 meters c. 1.6 meters d. 0.87 meters e. 8.3 meters

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Answer: d. 0.87 meters

Explanation: plato :)

User Art Shendrik
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Answer:

d. 0.87 meters

Step-by-step explanation:

You want to know the length of a pendulum whose period is 1.87 seconds.

Period

The formula for the period of a pendulum in terms of its length is ...

T = 2π√(L/g)

Length

Solving for length, we have ...

T/(2π) = √(L/g) . . . . . . . divide by 2π

(T/(2π))² = L/g . . . . . . . square both sides

gT²/(4π²) = L . . . . . . . multiply by g

For the given period and value of g, we find the length to be ...

L = 9.81·(1.87/π)²/4 ≈ 0.87 . . . . meters

The length of the pendulum is about 0.87 meters.

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