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While visiting the Albert Michelson exhibit at clark university, you notice that

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Question

While visiting the Albert Michelson exhibit at clark university, you notice that a chandelier (which looks remarkably like a simple pendulum) swings back-and-forth in the breeze once every T = 6.2 seconds. A). Calculate the frequency of oscillation in hertz of the chandellier. B). Calculate the angular frequency w of the chandelier in radians/second. C). Determine the length L in meters of the chandelier. D). That evening, while hanging out in J.J.Thompson's house O' blues you notice that( coincidentally) there is a chandelier identical in every way to the one at the michelson exhibit except this one swings back-and-forth 0.01 seconds slower, so the period is T + 0.01 seconds. Determine the acceleration due to gravity in m/s^2 at the club. While visiting the Albert Michelson exhibit at clark university, you notice that a chandelier (which looks remarkably like a simple pendulum) swings back-and-forth in the breeze once every T = 6.2 seconds. A). Calculate the frequency of oscillation in hertz of the chandellier. B). Calculate the angular frequency w of the chandelier in radians/second. C). Determine the length L in meters of the chandelier. D). That evening, while hanging out in J.J.Thompson's house O' blues you notice that( coincidentally) there is a chandelier identical in every way to the one at the michelson exhibit except this one swings back-and-forth 0.01 seconds slower, so the period is T + 0.01 seconds. Determine the acceleration due to gravity in m/s^2 at the club. A). Calculate the frequency of oscillation in hertz of the chandellier. B). Calculate the angular frequency w of the chandelier in radians/second. C). Determine the length L in meters of the chandelier. D). That evening, while hanging out in J.J.Thompson's house O' blues you notice that( coincidentally) there is a chandelier identical in every way to the one at the michelson exhibit except this one swings back-and-forth 0.01 seconds slower, so the period is T + 0.01 seconds. Determine the acceleration due to gravity in m/s^2 at the club.

Explanation / Answer

A) frequency = 1/ T = 1/ 6.2 = 0.161 Hz

B) Angular Frequency = = 2T = 2 (6.2) = 38.95 rad/s

C) T = 2 / = 2 (L/g)  

L = ( T / 2 )^2 * g = ( 6.2 / 2 )^2 * 9.8 = 929.5 m

D) let acceleration due to gravity at new place be g'
new T' = 2 (L/g')

6.2+0.01 = 2 (L/g')

6.21 = 2 ( 929.5 / g' )

(6.21 / 2 )^2 = 929.5 / g'

g' = 929.5 / (6.21 / 2 )^2 = 9.76 m/s^2