Manipal Medical Manipal Medical Solved Paper-2008

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    The length of the seconds pendulum is decreased by 0.3 cm when it is shifted to Chennai from London. If the acceleration due to gravity at London is\[981\text{ }cm/{{s}^{2}},\]the acceleration due to gravity at Chennai is (assume\[{{n}^{2}}=10\])

    A)  \[981\text{ }cm/{{s}^{2}}\]      

    B)  \[978\text{ }cm/{{s}^{2}}\]

    C)  \[984\text{ }cm/{{s}^{2}}\]      

    D)  \[975\text{ }cm/{{s}^{2}}\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     \[{{L}_{1}}=\frac{{{g}_{1}}{{T}^{2}}}{4{{\pi }^{2}}}=\frac{{{g}_{1}}}{{{\pi }^{2}}};\] \[{{L}_{2}}=\frac{{{g}_{2}}{{T}^{2}}}{4{{\pi }^{2}}}=\frac{{{g}_{2}}}{{{\pi }^{2}}}\] Since, length is decreased,\[{{g}_{2}}\]is less than\[{{g}_{1}}\]. \[\therefore \] \[{{L}_{1}}-{{L}_{2}}=\frac{{{g}_{1}}-{{g}_{2}}}{{{\pi }^{2}}}\] Or \[({{L}_{1}}-{{L}_{2}}){{\pi }^{2}}={{g}_{1}}-{{g}_{2}}\] Or \[0.3\times 10={{g}_{1}}-{{g}_{2}}\] \[\therefore \] \[{{g}_{2}}=981-3=978\text{ }cm/{{s}^{2}}\]


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