A mass, m of 0.050kg is attached to one end of a piece of elastic of unstretched length, l=0.50m . The force constant, k of the elastic (i.e. the force required to produce unit extension) is 40Nm
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The mass is rotated steadily on a smooth table around a fixed point in a horizontal circle of radius r=0.70m .
What is the approximate speed of the mass?
I know you need to use F=mv^2/r and maybe set that to F=ke but I’m not sure on how to get the extension . Thanks!