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Can you confirm, within measurement errors, that the period is proportional to the square root of the length ` of pendulum, and that it is independent of the mass m of the bob? Explain what frequency and period mean in your own words. Also, think about conservation of mechanical energy during the oscillation: when is the kinetic energy maximal, when is it minimum? How about the potential energy? Explain how “conservation of mechanical energy” is manifest in oscillation of simple pendulum.