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Any object swinging as a pendulum that is not a point mass on a string is a:

APhysical penstock
BPhysical pendulum
CPhysical pedestal
DPhysical peninsula
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Physical pendulum
1. Its mass is spread out. 2. Gravity acts at its centre of mass. 3. That is a physical pendulum. _Source: OpenStax University Physics Volume 1, Chapter 15, Oscillations._
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