Question

two different masses are connected to two light and inextensible strings . Both masses rotate about a fixed central point with a speed of 10 rad/s

Answer 1

Horizontal Uniform Circular Motion

For an object connected to a string undergoing uniform circular motion along a smooth horizontal surface, the tension on the string is the force that provides the necessary acceleration for the object to rotate.

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For an object with mass

m

attached to a string of length

R

rotating horizontally with fixed angular velocity, the tension on the...

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