A ball of mass 4.7 kg and a diameter of 68.2 cm is attached to a string of length 1.1 m. It moves in a circular path at constant speed, 3.0 m above the ground. The string makes a constant angle of 17 ° with respect to vertical.

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A ball of mass 4.7 kg and a diameter of 68.2 cm is attached to a string of length
1.1 m. It moves in a circular path at constant speed, 3.0 m above the ground. The
string makes a constant angle of 17 ° with respect to vertical.
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m
(a) What is the speed of the ball?
(b) What is the tension in the string?
Transcribed Image Text:A ball of mass 4.7 kg and a diameter of 68.2 cm is attached to a string of length 1.1 m. It moves in a circular path at constant speed, 3.0 m above the ground. The string makes a constant angle of 17 ° with respect to vertical. L m (a) What is the speed of the ball? (b) What is the tension in the string?
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