
The ball shown in the diagram is attached to a rotating pole with two strings. The ball has a mass of and rotates in a horizontal circle at a speed of .

Determine the tension in each string.


Important Questions on Circular Motion and Gravitation
In an amusement park ride a cart of mass and carrying four passengers each of mass is dropped from a vertical height of along a frictionless path that leads into a loop-the-loop machine of radius . The cart then enters a straight stretch from A to C, where friction brings it to rest after a distance of .
a. Determine the velocity of the cart at A.

In an amusement park ride a cart of mass and carrying four passengers each of mass is dropped from a vertical height of along a frictionless path that leads into a loop-the-loop machine of radius . The cart then enters a straight stretch from A to C, where friction brings it to rest after a distance of .
b. Calculate the reaction force from the seat the cart onto the passenger at B.

In an amusement park ride a cart of mass and carrying four passengers each of mass is dropped from a vertical height of along a frictionless path that leads into a loop-the-loop machine of radius . The cart then enters a straight stretch from A to C, where friction brings it to rest after a distance of .
c. Determine the acceleration experienced by the cart from A to C.




A mass is placed at the centre of a thin, hollow, spherical shell of mass and radius shown in the diagram . Determine the gravitational force the mass experiences.

A mass is placed at the centre of a thin, hollow, spherical shell of mass and radius shown in the diagram . Determine the gravitational force the mass exerts on
