A simple pendulum of length has a time period of

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Problem

A simple pendulum of length

100\,\text{cm}

has a time period of

2.0\,\text{s}

. To obtain a time period of

1.0\,\text{s}

, the length should be approximately (a)

50\,\text{cm}

(b)

25\,\text{cm}

(c)

75\,\text{cm}

(d)

12.5\,\text{cm}