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Date May 2019 Marks available 1 Reference code 19M.1.HL.TZ1.28
Level Higher level Paper Paper 1 Time zone 1
Command term Question number 28 Adapted from N/A

Question

The four pendulums shown have been cut from the same uniform sheet of board. They are attached to the ceiling with strings of equal length.

Which pendulum has the shortest period?

Markscheme

D

Examiners report

Candidate answers were almost equally divided between responses B and D (correct). This question indirectly assesses experimental skills; how do we determine the effective length of a pendulum?

Syllabus sections

Additional higher level (AHL) » Topic 9: Wave phenomena » 9.1 – Simple harmonic motion
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