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How can the period of a pendulum be calculated?

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Without going through all the derivations, unless some one wants me to (I could show you my physics notes), the equation for a period of a pendulum with small amplitude (meaning reasonable amplitudes, i.e. less than 45^O from the normal) is :

T = 2 * Pi * sqrt(L / g)

where L is the length of the pendulum
g is the acceleration due to gravity where ever the pendulum is (9.8 m/s² on

earth)

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