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A man enters a tall tower, needing to know its height. He notesthat a long pendulum extends from the ceiling almost to the floorand that its period is 18.0 s. How tall is the tower? If thispendulum is taken to the Moon, where the free-fall acceleration is1.67 m/s2, what is the period there?

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Physics: Principles with Applications
7th Edition, 2013
Giancoli
ISBN: 9780321625922

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