Question

why did we use two masses with identical geometries for the simple pendulum experiment

Answer 1

Answer:

The purposes of this experiment are: (1) to study the motion of a simple pendulum, (2) to study simple harmonic motion, (3) to learn the definitions of period, frequency, and amplitude, (4) to learn the relationships between the period, frequency, amplitude and length of a simple pendulum and (5) to determine the acceleration due to gravity using the theory, results, and analysis of this experiment.