A pendulum is hung from the roof of a sufficiently high building and is moving freely to and fro like a simple harmonic oscillator. The acceleration of the bob of the pendulum is 20 
at a distance of 5 
from the mean position. The time period of oscillation is
A
B
C
2 s
D
1 
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
B
Magnitude of acceleration of a particle moving in a SHM is, 
;
where y is amplitude. 
rad 
Time period of oscillation, 
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