Question

How would you work these out to find the correct answer for each?

You measure a pendulum's string length to be 0.26 meters and the mass of the bob to be 186 grams. What is the theoretical value for this pendulum's period?

If you observed a simple pendulum with string length 0.19 m, bob mass 346 g, and where the acceleration due to gravity was 22.9 m/s/s (like you would on another planet, on a moon, etc.), what would its period be in seconds?

If you observed a simple pendulum with string length 0.83 m, bob mass 293 g, and where the acceleration due to gravity was 14.1 m/s/s (like you would on another planet, on a moon, etc.), what would its period be in seconds?

You measure a pendulum's string length to be 0.58 meters and the mass of the bob to be 128 grams. What is the theoretical value for this pendulum's period?

You measure a pendulum's string length to be 0.55 meters, the mass of the bob to be 234 grams, and the period to be 1.3 seconds. What is the absolute error for the period? Hint: The absolute error is the absolute value of the difference between the measured value and the theoretical value.

You measure a pendulum's string length to be 0.88 meters, the mass of the bob to be 143 grams, and the period to be 1.3 seconds. What is the absolute error for the period? Hint: The absolute error is the absolute value of the difference between the measured value and the theoretical value.

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