Essential University Physics: Volume 1 (3rd Edition)
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Chapter 5, Problem 26E
A 940-g rock is whirled in a horizontal circle at the end of a 1.30-m-long string, (a) If the breaking strength of the string is 120 N, what’s the minimum angle the string can make with the horizontal? (b) At this minimum angle, what’s the rock’s speed?
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