Does the period of a pendulum depend upon the mass of the pendulum?  How can you obtain the answer to this question? If you suggest experimentation, write a procedure for the experiment. Draw a graph of the period of the pendulum vs. length. Is it linear? (Hint: No, but what doe it look like?) Given the formula for the period of the pendulum would you expect the relationship between period and length to be linear? What are the top two sources of error in this experiment?

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  • Does the period of a pendulum depend upon the mass of the pendulum?  How can you obtain the answer to this question? If you suggest experimentation, write a procedure for the experiment.
  • Draw a graph of the period of the pendulum vs. length. Is it linear? (Hint: No, but what doe it look like?) Given the formula for the period of the pendulum would you expect the relationship between period and length to be linear?
  • What are the top two sources of error in this experiment?
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