A mass of 0.2kg is whirled in a horizontal circle of radius 0.5m by a string inclined at 30° to the vertical. Calculate the tension in the string and the speed of the mass in the horizontal circle?
1 Answer
Jul 28, 2018
The tension is
Explanation:
Let the tension in the string be
Then,
Resolving in the vertical direction
The acceleration due to gravity is
Resolving in the horizontal direction
Therefore,