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Simple harmonic motion: spring and pendulum

Time repeated oscillations of a mass-spring system and a simple pendulum, then use T² graphs to determine the spring constant and gravitational field strength.

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Practice: Simple harmonic motion: spring and pendulum

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2 of 2 available questions match the selected filters. This session contains 2 questions.

Question 1 · 1 mark · Foundation · Practical · Diagnostic

What is the gradient of T² against l for a simple pendulum?

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Question 2 · 3 marks · Standard · Practical · Practical method

Explain why the amplitude is kept small.