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imanialler

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Which variable (period or length) does the graph show to be increasing the fastest? (Note: If they were increasing at the same rate, the graph would be a straight line.)

Question 2

What type of graph (straight line, parabola, hyperbola) was obtained in Procedure 1, Step 5?



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Answer to Question 1

The value of the length increases faster than the value of the period as shown because
the graph curves toward the length axis.

Answer to Question 2

The plot of the period of a simple pendulum versus the length will yield a parabola.





 

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