A simple pendulum on an exoplanet has length 0.75 m and oscillates with a frequency…

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Problem

A simple pendulum on an exoplanet has length 0.75 m and oscillates with a frequency of 0.90 Hz for small amplitudes. Which value is closest to the exoplanet’s surface gravitational acceleration? (a) 37 m/s237\,\text{m/s}^2 (b) 24 m/s224\,\text{m/s}^2 (c) 9.8 m/s29.8\,\text{m/s}^2 (d) 22 m/s222\,\text{m/s}^2

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