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5. A ball weighing 5 kg is being rotated by means
of a cord 2 m long. If its velocity is 6 ms"! find
the force that tends to break the cord.
[Ans. 90 N]​

Answer 1

Answer:

A piece of stone of mass 0.2 kg is tied to the end of a string 1 m long and whirled in a horizontal circle about other end of the string. If it performs 90 revolutions per minute, Calculate

a) angular velocity

b) Centripetal acceleration

c) centripetal force and

d) tension in string.

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ANSWER

Mass, m=0.2 kg

Radius, r=1 m

Angular speed, ω=90 rpm

⟹ω=

60

90

⟹ω=1.5 rps

⟹ω=3π rad/s

(a) Angular velocity, ω=3π rad/s

(b) Centripetal acceleration. a=rw

2

⟹a=1×3π×3π

⟹a=9π

2

m/s

2

(c) Centripetal Force, F=ma

⟹F=0.2×9π

2

⟹F=1.8π

2

N

(d) Tension in string, = Centripetal Force

⟹T=F=1.8π

2

N