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7.2 Frequency and Period of SHM
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A simple pendulum system. At the top is a horizontal ceiling. A thin string of length L is attached to the ceiling at a pivot point. At the bottom of the string is a spherical bob of mass m. A dashed vertical line represents the equilibrium position. The pendulum is shown displaced from equilibrium by a small angle theta.
Experimental setup of the simple pendulum with length L and mass m.
A student performs an experiment at a high-altitude research station to determine the local acceleration due to gravity, \(g\). The student uses a simple pendulum, measuring the period \(T\) for several different lengths of string \(L\) and several different bob masses \(m\). To determine a value for \(g\), which of the following quantities should the student plot on the vertical and horizontal axes to produce a linear graph?

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