Grigoriy S. answered 12/13/21
AP Physics / Math Expert Teacher With 40 Years of Proven Success
If you take a square root, you should get the number 0.38. Then when you multiply it by 2, by π, and by 20 you will have 47.7 s.
I would do the problem like this:
Time of N = 20 oscillations
t = NT (1)
Period of the pendulum
T = 2π√ L /g (2)
Then plug in the numbers in equation (2), then in (1) to get 47.7 s.
Please use small "t" for total time. Do not use more then 3 significant digits.
Good luck!
When you use the calculator, do not forget to use parenthesis to follow order of operations.
Kelly D.
Sorry I just want to clarify : the answer would be 47.80 seconds? I didn't get 47.7seconds12/13/21