Pendulum clocks are made to run at the correct rate by adjusting the pendulum's length. Suppose You have a pendulum that is used for timing that could be transported to another planet where the acceleration due to gravity there is 1/4 the acceleration on earth. If the pendulum length is NOT adjusted before it is used on the other planet, by what factor is the period on the planet compared to earth? In other words, give the factor c in the following equation: Tplantet cTearth =

Pendulum clocks are made to run at the correct rate by adjusting the pendulum's length. Suppose You have a pendulum that is used for timing that could be transported to another planet where the acceleration due to gravity there is 1/4 the acceleration on earth. If the pendulum length is NOT adjusted before it is used on the other planet, by what factor is the period on the planet compared to earth? In other words, give the factor c in the following equation: Tplantet cTearth =

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

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Chapter39: Relativity

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