Did anyone know what is the theory of the experiment Using a pendulum determine g? (1 Viewer)

[sezidangxian]

Hi guys~~

Did anyone know what is the theory of the experiment "Using a pendulum determine g"? Cuz I am doing an assessment about it and I got to know the theory~~~~ Could anyone help me please??~~~ Thank you~~

 

[lionking1191]

Re: Did anyone know what is the theory of the experiment Using a pendulum determine g

correct me if i'm wrong but i thought the theory is just "you can measure g on earth using pendulum motion..."

 

[fusion009]

Re: Did anyone know what is the theory of the experiment Using a pendulum determine g

Yeah same here im pretty sure the theory is to calculate the local acceleration due to gravity.

 

[HeavenlyAnarchy]

The theory i suppose would be that you can measure it that way (as stated above). Maybe you mean that, the mass on the end of the pendulum's string has no effect on time taken for the oscillations. The only thing that can and will affect it is the length of string to which the mass is tied too.

Hope that helped,
Dwayne

 

[partelephant]

I think it's something about how it experiences SHM but I've totally forgotten...