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what is length of second pendulum at pole of earth?

Profile image of Aman Verma
12 Years agoGrade
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Profile image of Apoorva Arora
12 Years ago
The value of g at poles is 9.83 m/s(square). So we use the formula of time period of the simple pendulum
T=2\pi \sqrt{\frac{l}{g}}
where t=1 sec. as it is a seconds pendulum.
We can calculate the length of the pendulum.
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IIT Roorkee
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