True or False? A simple pendulum suspended in a rocket ship has a period T 0 . A

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True or False?

A simple pendulum suspended in a rocket ship has a period T0. Assume that the rocket ship is near the earth in a uniform gravitational field.

1) If the ship accelerates downward at 9.81 m/s2, the pendulum will no longer oscillate.
2) If the length of the pendulum is doubled, the new period will be: square root of 2 times T0.
3) If the ship accelerates upward, the period increases.
4) If the mass of the pendulum is halved, the period decreases.
5) If the ship moves upward with a constant velocity, the period increases.

Explanation / Answer

The 'g' in the formula for period of a simple pendulum is the NET acceleration field. If the rocket accelerates downward at 9.81 m/s

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