Gravity on Another Planst After landing on an unfamiliar planet, a space explorer constructs a simple pendulum of length 53.0 cm. The explorer finds that the pendulum completes 103 full swing cycles in a time of 127 s. Part A What is the magnitude of the gravitational acceleration on this planet? Express your answer in meters per second per second. $\boxed{\text{G}_{planet}}$ m/s²
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