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Circular motion

One end of a string is secured to the ceiling and a metal ball of mass 50g is tied to its other end. The ball is initially at rest in the vertical position. The ball is raised through a vertical height of 70cm. The ball is then released. It describes a circular arc as it passes through the vertical position(pendulum)
The length of the string is 1.5m.
a) ignoring the effects of air resistance, determine the speed v of the ball as it passes through the vertical position
b) Calculate the tension T in the string when the string is vertical
c) Explain why your answer to b is not equal to the weight of the ball
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Can u pls tell me from which paper this is?
Original post by siobhan0123
Can u pls tell me from which paper this is?

I think it is from a textbook.
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1895565
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Original post by CuriousScience
One end of a string is secured to the ceiling and a metal ball of mass 50g is tied to its other end. The ball is initially at rest in the vertical position. The ball is raised through a vertical height of 70cm. The ball is then released. It describes a circular arc as it passes through the vertical position(pendulum)
The length of the string is 1.5m.
a) ignoring the effects of air resistance, determine the speed v of the ball as it passes through the vertical position
b) Calculate the tension T in the string when the string is vertical
c) Explain why your answer to b is not equal to the weight of the ball

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