The length of a seconds pendulum at a height h = 2 R from earth surface will be: (Given: R = Radius of earth…

The length of a seconds pendulum at a height h=2R from earth surface will be:

(Given: R= Radius of earth and acceleration due to gravity at the surface of earth g=π2 m s-2)

  1. 29m
  2. 49m
  3. 89m
  4. 19m

Solution

The acceleration due to gravity at height 2R from the surface of the Earth will be,

g'=gR2R+h2g'=gR2R+2R2g'=g9

Length of the second's pendulum at the surface of the Earth is 1 m.

Since, time period of a pendulum is given by,

T=2πlgT'T=l'l×gg'1=l'l×gg'l'=l9=19 m

Asked in: JEE Main 2022 (25 Jul Shift 2)

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