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Simple Pendulum question from JEE Main 2025 (29 Jan, Shift 1)

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Simple Pendulum

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Time period of a simple pendulum is longer at the top of a mountain than that at the base of the mountain.

Reason (R): Time period of a simple pendulum decreases with increasing value of acceleration due to gravity and vice-versa.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

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Answer: (c)

  1. gg is smaller at the top of a mountain, and T=2πlgT = 2\pi\sqrt{\frac{l}{g}}, so TT is longer there: (A) true.
  2. T∝1gT \propto \frac{1}{\sqrt{g}}, so TT decreases when gg increases: (R) true.
  3. (R) is exactly why (A) happens.
  4. So the answer is (c).
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