A mass of 2kg tied to a string of 1m length is rotating in a vertical circle with a uniform speed of 4ms−1. The tension in the string will be 52N, when the mass is at[g=10ms−2]:
A
bottom
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B
highest point
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C
midway
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D
None of the above
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Solution
The correct option is A bottom T−mgsinθ=mv2R (θ is the angle from the horizontal line at any point on the circle) Thus we get 52−2×10×sinθ=2×161 Thus θ=90o Thus the tension of 52 N would occur at the bottommostpoint.