An astronaut sets up a pendulum on the Moon, where the acceleration due to gravity is 1/6 that of Earth. If she finds that she must push the pendulum with a frequency of 0.10 Hz to maintain a swinging motion, what is the length of the pendulum?
a. 4.1 m
b. 1.6 m
c. 99 m
d. 7.8 m
a
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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What will be an ideal response?