Grandfather Clock on Mountain · CAP 2016 #Q1

Physics · mechanics

Problem

A grandfather clock measures time by counting the number of oscillations of a small-angle pendulum. You take a grandfather clock that gives the correct time at sea level (where g = 9.81m/s²) up a mountain and notice that after two days it is running five minutes behind. What is the value of the gravitational acceleration up that mountain? a) 9.74m/s² b) 9.78m/s² c) 9.84m/s² d) 9.81m/s² e) There is not enough information to answer the question

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