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23) A simple pendulum of length 2.58 m is used to measure the acceleration of gravity at the surface of a distant planet. If the period of such a pendulum is 9.18 seconds, what is the acceleration of gravity?
A) 23.7 m/s2
B) 1.21 m/s2
c) 1.77 m/s2
d) 0.83 m/s2
e) 2.42 m/s2
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