A student tries to measure the period of a pendulum that is already swinging

Physics

1 answer:

Alex17521 [72]3 years ago

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Answer:

a. The student's mistake was that the student did not swing the pendulum and start the watch at the same time.

b. 1.2 s per swing.

c. The likely effect of her reaction time is that they will should subtract two seconds off the time.

Explanation:

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