Answer:
The period is proportional to the square root of the length of the wire.
The period is independent of the suspended mass.
Explanation:
The period of a simple pendulum, in the small oscillations approximation, is given by
[tex]T=2\pi \sqrt{\frac{L}{g}}[/tex]
where
L is the length of the pendulum
g is the acceleration due to gravity
From the formula, we notice that:
- the period does not depend on the mass
- the period is proportional to the square root of the length of the wire
Therefore, the correct statements are:
The period is proportional to the square root of the length of the wire.
The period is independent of the suspended mass.
