What is the comparison of the formula for the period of a pendulum to the equation of a line?

What is the comparison of the formula for the period of a pendulum to the equation of a line?
The formula for the period of a pendulum:
2pisqrt(l/g)
The formula for the equation of a line:
y=mx+c

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t0hierry
Mar 14, 2017

The period of the pendulum varies less fast than a straight line, except when l/g <1

Explanation:

The period of a pendulum varies like the square root of its length. The square root is always below the straight line, except for l/g < 1 in which case sqrt(l/g) > l/g.

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