A visitor to a lighthouse wishes to determine the height of the tower. The visitor ties a spool of thread to a small rock to mak

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A visitor to a lighthouse wishes to determine the height of the tower. The visitor ties a spool of thread to a small rock to mak

e a simple pendulum, then hangs the pendulum down a spiral staircase in the center of the tower. The period of oscillation is 9.01 s. What is the height of the tower? The accel- eration due to gravity is 9.81 m/s2 . Answer in units of m.

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dsp73 · Answer 1 · 2022-01-31T13:14:23+03:00

dsp733 years ago

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7.47 = 6.2832*√L/g

55.80 = 39.48*L/9.8

L = 55.80*9.8/39.48 = 13.85 m

Your answer should be 13.85m! Hope this helps!