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pidoh
Aug 17, 2008, 09:14 PM
How the pendulum works on moon ?

ebaines
Aug 18, 2008, 06:19 AM
The period for the swing of a pendulum of length L is given by (approximately):


T (sec)= 2 \pi sqrt {L/g}


The term g is the acceleration due to gravity. From this can you tell what happens to the period T if g is made smaller, as on the surface of the moon?