JUPEBPhysicsCircular and Simple Harmonic Motion

Find the period of a simple pendulum of length $1$ m. (Take $g = 10$ m s$^{-2}$.)

A$1.0$ s
B$0.63$ s
C$2.0$ sCORRECT
D$6.3$ s
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Why the answer is C, and why the others tempt you.
$T = 2\pi\sqrt{\dfrac{l}{g}} = 2\pi\sqrt{0.1} = 2\pi \times 0.316 \approx 2.0$ s. Omitting the square root gives $2\pi \times 0.1 = 0.63$, and omitting the $2\pi$ gives about 0.32.
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