Using a simple pendulum the acceleration due to gravity in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA was found to be (9.8 + 0. 1) m/s2.
The model was constructed with the square of the period of oscillations in the small angle approximation being proportional to the length of the pendulum.
How do you find the value of g in a simple pendulum?
Calculate the time of one oscillation or the period (T) by dividing the total time by the number of oscillations you counted.
Use your calculated (T) along with the exact length of the pendulum (L) in the above formula to find "g." This is your measured value for "g."
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Using a simple pendulum the acceleration due to gravity in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA was found to be (9.8 + 0. 1) m/s2.
The model was constructed with the square of the period of oscillations in the small angle approximation being proportional to the length of the pendulum.
How do you find the value of g in a simple pendulum?