If the period of the pendulum is tripled, what is the length of the string increased by?

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Kylan Bridges

9 April, 15:01

If the period of the pendulum is tripled, what is the length of the string increased by?

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Hugo Lambert · Answer 1

The period of the pendulum doesn't determine the length of the string.

It's the other way around.

The period of the pendulum is proportional to the square root of its length.

So if you want to triple the period, you have to make the string nine times

as long as it is now.