How does the length of the pendulum effect the period. Physics question.Help!!!?
Your formula for the complete cycle period of a SIMPLE pendulum is: T = 2*Pi*sqrt(L/g) L is the length, g is the local gravitational field. sqrt() indicates the square root function. And Pi is the famous 3.14159 number, the ratio of circumference to diameter of any circle. If you quadruple the length of a simple pendulum, you will double the period of swing. In order to triple the period, you would need to increase the pendulum’s length 9-fold. I use and emphasize the word “simple”, because the contrary is a physical pendulum. A simple pendulum is simplified such that all of its mass is concentrated at the “bob”, a distance L away from the pivot point. A physical pendulum has a distribution of mass which makes for a much more complicated problem. All real pendulums we build are truly physical pendulums, because it typically requires a physical connection from the pivot to the bob in order to transmit the pivot constraint force. We aren’t living in a complete fantasy land by considering
