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Track V · Oscillation & waves

Pendulum bench

Length and g set the clock. Large angles break the small-angle story.

Bench

Pendulum

T = 2π √(L/g)

T small
2.20 s
L
1.20 m
g
9.81 m/s²
θ₀
25.0°

Small-angle T ignores amplitude. Pull past ~15° and the clock runs slow — the sinθ ≈ θ story is breaking.

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