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Human reaction time Formula

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d = 1/2 gt²

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Oscillation

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Pendulum Bob swings along a vertical plane

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Period of a pendulum

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Time taken for one oscillation

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Why do we take readings from a stopwatch to 1dp?

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  • Requires start and stop by hand
  • manual operation induces random error called human reaction time (0.3s-0.5s)
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Independent variable

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Changed variable, x axis

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Dependent variable

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Measured variable, y axis

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