A simple pendulum takes 32 s to complete 20 oscillations. The time period of the pendulum is:

1.2 seconds

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1 second

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1.6 seconds

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2 seconds

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Solution

The correct option is C 1.6 seconds
Time period = (total time taken)/no. of oscillations

Since, 20 oscillations take 32 seconds

Therefore, 1 oscillation will take, (32/20) seconds that is 1.6 seconds.

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