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pendulum period problem set
Calculate the acceleration due to gravity on a newly discovered planet given that a pendulum 1.21 m in length has a period of 2.8 s.
Give your answer to the nearest 10th of a m/s
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Use one of these equation:
( g = gravity, t = period and L = length)
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