# physics

What is the period of a simple pendulum that is 2.0 m long in each situation?

(b) in an elevator accelerating at 3.0 m/s2 upward

(c) in an elevator accelerating 3.0 m/s2 downward

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1. 1. T=2πsqrt(l/g+a)
2. T=2πsqrt(l/g-a)

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