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Simple Pendulum Period

T = 2·π·sqrt(L/g)

What it says

For small oscillations, the period of a simple pendulum depends only on its length and the local gravitational acceleration, not on its mass or amplitude.

Symbols

SymbolQuantityDimension
TPeriod (s)T
LLength (m)L
gGravitational acceleration (m/s^2)L T^-2

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