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1. A student carries out an experiment to investigate the relationship between length of

pendulum, l and period of oscillation, T.

The results of this experiment are shown in the table below.

Length, l / cm Period of oscillation, T / s

20.0 0.91
30.0 1.10
40.0 1.28
50.0 1.42
60.0 1.56

a) On a graph paper, plot graph T2 againts l.

(5 marks)

b) Based on your graph, state the relationship between T2 and l.

....................................................................................................................... (1 mark)

c) What is the value for T2, when l is 35.0 cm ?

(2 marks)
d) Calculate the gradient of the graph, m.

(3 marks)

e) State one precaution step that should be taken while carry out this experiment.

....................................................................................................................... (1 mark)
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s/m

P Q
20

10

O R
0 2 4 6 8 t/s
-10
S

a) Based on the graph above, calculate: a) Based on the graph above, calculate:

(i) the velocity for OP, PQ, QR and RS (i) the acceleration for OP, PQ, and QR

(4 marks) (3 marks)
(ii) the displacement (ii) the total displacement

(2 marks)
(2 marks)

b) Based on your answer in (a)(i), sketch a b) Based on your answer in (a)(i), sketch a
velocity-time graph in the space provided acceleration-time graph in the space provided
below. below.

(2 marks) (2 marks)
TOTAL
TOTAL

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