If \(R\) is the radius of the earth and the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of earth is \(g =\pi^2 m / s ^2\)…
If \(R\) is the radius of the earth and the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of earth is \(g =\pi^2 m / s ^2\), then the length of the second's pendulum at a height \(h =2 R\) from the surface of earth will be, :
\(\frac{1}{9} m\)
At altitude \(h=2R\) above Earth’s surface, the distance from Earth’s center is \(r=R+h=3R\).
Acceleration due to gravity there is
\[g' = g\left(\frac{R}{r}\right)^2 = g\left(\frac{R}{3R}\right)^2 = \frac{g}{9}.\]
For a seconds pendulum \(T=2\,\text{s}\) and
\[T=2\pi\sqrt{\frac{L}{g'}} \;\Rightarrow\; L=\frac{g' T^2}{4\pi^2}.\]
With \(g=\pi^2\,\text{m s}^{-2}\),
\[L=\frac{\left(\dfrac{g}{9}\right)\, (2)^2}{4\pi^2}=\frac{g}{9}\cdot\frac{4}{4\pi^2}=\frac{g}{9\pi^2}=\frac{\pi^2}{9\pi^2}=\frac{1}{9}\ \text{m}.\]
\[\boxed{\dfrac{1}{9}\ \text{m}}\]
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