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Abstract:

This experiment was carried out to determine a value for the acceleration due to gravity
g. The periods of a simple pendulum were timed and recorded for each of the ten
variations in the length of the pendulum. In addition, uncertainty in time was determined
to eliminate errors in calculations. The experiment was repeated to obtain two datasets.
Using this data and the relationship by the formula
l
T 2 =4 2
g

where l is the length of the pendulum, T is its period, and g is the acceleration due to
gravity, the final result was calculated as g = (9.79 0.03) m/s.

Introduction
A simple pendulum is basically a mass (bob) suspended by an almost weightless length
of string from a strong support. A small metal is used as the bob. The time it takes to
complete one full swing is considered the time period of the oscillation. This experiment
was conducted to find the value of object acceleration due to gravity by using simple
pendulums. This was done by timing the period of the attached string with varying
amplitude and using the gradient of a fitted line graph to calculate a value for g.

The period T of a simple pendulum in the small-angle approximation is related to its


length l by the formula
l
T =2
g

where l is the length of the pendulum, T is its period, and g is the acceleration due to
gravity. Alternatively, this may be written as
l
g=4 2 2
T

Both of these expressions are equations for a straight line.

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