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a girl is swinging on a swing in the sitting position.how will the period of swing be affected if she stands up?
The girl swinging a swing is like an oscillating pendulum. Therefore,time period of the swing is 


Here l is the distance between the point of suspension of the swing and centre of gravity (C.G) of the girl - swing system.As the girl stands up the C.G. of the oscillating system is raised. Consequently,the value of l and hence time period decreases.


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