What is an ideal simple pendulum? - Vidyadip

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What is an ideal simple pendulum?

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An ideal pendulum is a simple pendulum consists a heavy mass (called the bob) considered as a point mass suspended by a thread which is considered to be massless and inextensible or non-elastic, from a fixed point or rigid support and in which there is no friction between the support and the string.

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