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The aim of the experiment is to determine which factors affect the oscillation of a pendulum.
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Introduction: Pendulum, device consisting of an object suspended from a fixed point that swings back and forth under the influence of gravity. Pendulums are used in several kinds of mechanical devices; for example, certain types of clocks use pendulums. The most basic type of pendulum is the simple pendulum. In a simple pendulum, which oscillates back and forth in a single plane, all the mass of the device can be considered to reside entirely in the suspended object. The motion of pendulums such as those in clocks closely approximates the motion of a simple pendulum. A spherical pendulum is not confined to a single plane, and as a result its motion can be much more complicated than the motion of a simple pendulum. Aim: The aim of the experiment is to determine which factors affect the oscillation of a pendulum. Hypothesis: The two factors I have chosen to experiment...
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