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The period of a simple pendulum (small oscillations) depends on:

1. Its mass and length
2. Its amplitude only
3. Its mass only
4. Its length and the acceleration due to gravity

Answer

D. Its length and the acceleration due to gravity

Solution

T = 2π sqrt(L/g), independent of mass and (for small angles) amplitude.

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