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Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
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Chapter 11, Problem 7MCQ
At a playground, two young children are on identical swings. One child appears to be about twice as heavy as the other. If you pull them back together the same distance and release them to start them swinging, what will you notice about the oscillations of the two children?
- The heavier child swings with a period twice that of the lighter one.
- The lighter child swings with a period twice that of the heavier one.
- Both children swing with the same period.
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