A pendulum of length has a time period on Earth where

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Problem

A pendulum of length

1.2\,\text{m}

has a time period

T_E

on Earth where

g_E = 9.8\,\text{m\,s}^{-2}

. What is its time period

T_M

on the Moon where

g_M = 1.6\,\text{m\,s}^{-2}

? (a)

4.9\,\text{s}

(b)

3.1\,\text{s}

(c)

5.4\,\text{s}

(d)

2.2\,\text{s}