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A 400 g ball swings in a vertical cirde at the end of

a 15-m-long string. When the ball is at the bottom
of the cirde the tension in the string is 10 N.
What is the speed of the ball at that point.

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Answer:

15.10m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

The mass of the ball(m)=400g = 0.4kg

The radius of the string is(r)=15m

The tension in the string is(T)=10N

The acceleration due to gravity =
9.8m/s^(2)

The tension in the string when the body is at the bottom is given by


T=(mv^(2) )/(r)+mg

To find the speed of the ball, we make v the subject of the formula

Therefore,
v=\sqrt(r(T-mg)/(m)


v= \sqrt(15(10-0.4*9.8))/(0.4)


v=\sqrt(91.2)/(0.4) \\


v=\sqrt228 = 15.10 m/s

The speed of the ball = 15.10m/s

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