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Find the period of oscillation of a simple pendulum of length L suspended from the roof of a vehicle which moves without friction down an inclined plane of inclination `alpha`.

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The effective value of acceleration due to gravity
`g' = g cos alpha`
`T = 2 pi sqrt(L/(g')) = 2pi sqrt((L)/((cos alpha)g))`
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