A 0.50-kg ball on the end of a rope is moving with uniform speed in a vertical circle of radius 3.0 m near the surface of the Earth where the acceleration due to gravity, g, is 9.8 m/s². Point A is at the top of the circle; C is at the bottom. Points B and D are exactly halfway between A and C. mg 3.0m

A 0.50-kg ball on the end of a rope is moving with uniform speed in a vertical circle of radius 3.0 m near the surface of the Earth where the acceleration due to gravity, g, is 9.8 m/s². Point A is at the top of the circle; C is at the bottom. Points B and D are exactly halfway between A and C. mg 3.0m

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

1st Edition

ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter6: Motion In Two Dimensions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 86A

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