Multiple Choice
A seconds pendulum is a pendulum whose period is precisely two seconds;one second for a swing in one direction and one second for the return swing.The length of a seconds pendulum in Tokyo,Japan is 0.9927 m and that in Cambridge,England is 0.9942 m.The ratio of the acceleration due to gravity at the two places,gT /gL is
A) 0.9987.
B) 1.0000.
C) 1.0008.
D) 1.0015.
E) 1.0150.
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