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

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The period of a simple pendulum depends on the length of the pendulum and the acceleration due to gravity, neither of which changes in an elevator moving downward at a constant velocity. The period of an object on an ideal spring depends on the mass of the object and the spring constant, neither of which is affected by the elevator's constant downward velocity. Therefore, both periods remain the same.

A Simple Pendulum and an Object Oscillating on an Ideal