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A child swinging on a swing in a sitting position stands up. The time period of the swing will

Asked in JEE Main 2002 · Wire, tunnel and contact-loss systems

Answer: (2) decrease

Step-by-step solution

The swing behaves as a pendulum whose effective length runs from the pivot to the centre of mass of the child.

Standing up raises the centre of mass, shortening the effective length, and T∝√L, so the period decreases.

Why the other options are wrong

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