JUPEBPhysicsCircular and Simple Harmonic Motion

If the length of a simple pendulum is increased to four times its original value, its period will

Aremain unchanged.
Bbe quadrupled.
Cbe doubled.CORRECT
Dbe halved.
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Since $T \propto \sqrt{l}$, multiplying $l$ by 4 multiplies $T$ by $\sqrt{4} = 2$. Quadrupling the period would require a sixteenfold increase in length.
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