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1. A student sets up a simple pendulum and finds that the period is 1.7 s. To obtain period nearer to one second, he should?
a) use a heavier bob
b) use a lighter bob
c) lengthen the pendulum
d) shorten the pendulum
2. The bob of a simple pendulum is swinging between points X and Y.
It takes 8.6 s to swing from X to Y and back to X ten times. What is the period of the pendulum?
a) 0.43 s
b) 0.86 s
c) 4.3 s
d) 86 s
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