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document.write( "The arc is 1.8*2*pi*(24/360) =~ 0.754 meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The distance from the center line = 1.8*tan(24) =~ 0.732 meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The vertical distance from the bottom center = 1.8 - 1.8*cos(24) =~ 0.1556 meters<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Pendulum swing is usually limited to ~8 degrees each side of center. </SPAN>\n" );
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