A conical pendulum is formed by attaching a 500 g ball to

Chapter 17, Problem 49GP

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A ?conical pendulum is formed by attaching a 500 g ball to a 1.0-m-long string, then allowing the mass to move in a horizontal circle of radius 20 cm. Figure 49 shows that the string traces out the surface of a cone, hence the name. a. What is the tension in the string? b. What is the ball’s angular velocity, in rpm? Hint: Determine the horizontal and vertical components of the forces acting on the ball, and use the fact that the vertical component of acceleration is zero since there is no vertical motion. FIGURE 49

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QUESTION:

A ?conical pendulum is formed by attaching a 500 g ball to a 1.0-m-long string, then allowing the mass to move in a horizontal circle of radius 20 cm. Figure 49 shows that the string traces out the surface of a cone, hence the name. a. What is the tension in the string? b. What is the ball’s angular velocity, in rpm? Hint: Determine the horizontal and vertical components of the forces acting on the ball, and use the fact that the vertical component of acceleration is zero since there is no vertical motion. FIGURE 49

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Solution Step 1 of 6 Mass of the ball, m = 500g 3 3 Using 1 g = 10 kg m = 500×10 kg =0.5 kg Radius of the circular path, r= 20 cm 2 2 Using 1 cm = 10 m r= 20 ×10 m=0.2 m Length of the string, L= 1m

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