A Seconds Pendulum Is a Pendulum Whose Period Is Precisely

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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,g_T /g_L is

• A)0.9987.
• B)1.0000.
• C)1.0008.
• D)1.0015.
• E)1.0150.

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