Answer:
The acceleration due to gravity at the location of the pendulum is 34.74 m/s².
Explanation:
Given that,
The length of a simple pendulum, l = 5.5 m
It makes 10.0 complete swings in 25 s.
Frequency of pendulum,
[tex]f=\dfrac{10}{25}\\\\f=0.4\ Hz[/tex]
The time period of a simple pendulum is given by :
[tex]T=2\pi \sqrt{\dfrac{l}{g}}[/tex]
Frequency,
[tex]f=\dfrac{1}{T}\\\\f=\dfrac{1}{2\pi \sqrt{\dfrac{l}{g}} }\\\\f=\dfrac{1}{2\pi}\sqrt{\dfrac{g}{l}}[/tex]
g is the acceleration due to gravity at the location where the pendulum is placed. So,
[tex]f^2=\dfrac{g}{4\pi^2l}\\\\g=f^2\times 4\pi^2l\\\\g=0.4^2\times 4\pi^2\times 5.5\\\\g=34.74\ m/s^2[/tex]
So, the acceleration due to gravity at the location of the pendulum is 34.74 m/s².
