Which of the following expressions gives the acceleration due to gravity in terms of…

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Problem

Which of the following expressions gives the acceleration due to gravity

g

in terms of the length

L

of a simple pendulum and its time period

T

? (a)

g = \dfrac{2\pi L}{T^{2}}

(b)

g = \dfrac{\pi^{2}L}{T^{2}}

(c)

g = \dfrac{4\pi^{2}L}{T^{2}}

(d)

g = \dfrac{16\pi^{2}L}{T^{2}}