Consider a simple pendulum of length L and period T. If the length of the pendulum increases by a factor of 4, what will the period of the new pendulum be? T/sqrt(2) T/2 T/4 2T 4T
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Step 1: The ratio of the new period to the original period is given by T' / T = L' / L, where L' is the new length of the pendulum and L is the original length. Show more…
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