USING EXCEL TO MODEL EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS Task 6 The table contains the results from an investigation into pendulums.

Your task is to find out if there is a relationship between the length of the pendulum string (L) and the time taken for one complete swing (it's period T). Plot a graph of the results and explain what the graph tells you.

(X axis) Length of pendulum (m) 10 20 30 40 50 60

Mathematics can be used to produce an equation for the time for one swing (period T) of a pendulum on the Earth's surface.

The equation shows that T is proportional to the square root of L. Add a column to your table and calculate the values of the square root of L. Plot a graph of T against the square root of L. Does it produce a straight line?

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Square root of L 0 0 2 4 6 8

(X axis) Length of pendulum (m) 10 20 30 40 50 60

(Y axis) period (s) 0.65 0.87 1.12 1.24 1.38 1.55

SQRT/ L 3.16 4.47 5.48 6.32 7.07 7.75

The relationship between the p length of the pendu

1.8 1.6 1.4 1.2 Period (s) 1 0.8 0.6

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Length of pendulum (

The relationship between the square root of the length of the pendulum string and the periods

(Y axis) SQRT/ L Linear ((Y axis) SQRT/ L)

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Length of pendulum (m)