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Simple harmonic motion - Pendula (PhysCasts)


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This problem is about simple harmonic motion. A Grandfather clock contains a ball with a diameter of 5 cm suspended from a light, inextensible wire. A modern clock has a think metal rod instead of a ball and wire. Both clock tick when the pendulum reaches its maximum displacement. How long must the wire and rod be if the clocks are to tick ever second exactly?
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