A simple pendulum and an object oscillating on an ideal spring both have period T in an elevator at rest.If the elevator now accelerates downward uniformly at 2 m/s²,what is true about the periods of these two systems?

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The period of a simple pendulum depends on the acceleration due to gravity (g). If the elevator accelerates downward, the effective g decreases, leading to an increase in the pendulum's period. The period of an ideal spring-mass system, however, depends on the mass and the spring constant, not on g, so it remains unchanged.

A Simple Pendulum and an Object Oscillating on an Ideal