A conical pendulum consists of a 300 g ball suspended from a light, 1.0 m long, string. The ball is rotating in a circle such that the string makes an angle of 30° with the vertical. What is the speed of the ball?
see the diagram :
T = tension
m = 300 g = 0.3 kg
L = length of string = 1m
r = radius of circular path =
let v be the speed.
The vertical component of tension balances the weight.
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The horizontal component of tension provides necessary centripetal force.
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