Using a simple pendulum experiment g is determined by measuring its time period T. Which of the following plots represent the correct relation between the pendulum length L and time period T ?
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Answer
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Solution
For a simple pendulum, T = 2 Lg
T2 = 4 2 Lg 1T2 = g4 2 1L
1T2 1L, i.e. 1T2 L = constant
The graph of 1T2 against L is a rectangular hyperbola: it falls steeply at small L and flattens towards the L-axis at large L, as in option (1).
Answer: (1)