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After landing on an unfamiliar planet, a space explorer constructs a simple pendulum of length 47.0 cm . The explorer finds that the pendulum completes 91.0 full swing cycles in a time of 125 s. What is the magnitude of the gravitational acceleration on this planet?

Answer :

Answer:

[tex]g=9.83\ m/s^2[/tex]

Explanation:

Given that,

The length of a simple pendulum, l = 47 cm = 0.47 m

The pendulum completes 91.0 full swing cycles in a time of 125 s.

The time period of a simple pendulum is given by :

[tex]T=2\pi \sqrt{\dfrac{L}{g}} \\\\or\\\\g=\dfrac{4\pi^2L}{T^2}[/tex]

Also,

[tex]T=\dfrac{1}{f}\\\\T=\dfrac{t}{n}[/tex]

t is 125 s and n = 91 cycles

Substitute all the values to find g.

[tex]g=\dfrac{4\pi^2\times 0.47}{(\dfrac{125}{91})^2}\\\\g=9.83\ m/s^2[/tex]

So, the gravitational acceleration on this planet is [tex]9.83\ m/s^2[/tex].

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