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A rock weighing 20 N (mass = 2 kg) is swung in a horizontal circle of radius 2 m at a constant speed of 6 m/s. What is the tension in the cord?

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Answer:

The tension in the cord provides by centripetal force

T = Fc

= mv^2/r

= 2kg ( 6)^2/2

=36 N

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