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A very small mass m is fixed to one end of a massless spring of constant k and normal length l. The spring and the mass are rotated about the other end of the spring with angular speed ω. Neglect the effect of gravity. Extension in the spring is:

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zero
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mlω2k+mω2
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mlω2
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mω2lkmω2
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Solution

The correct option is D mω2lkmω2
Let the extension of spring =x
here, the spring force = the centripetal force.
i.e, kx=mw2r where r=l+x
or kx=mw2(l+x)
or x(kmw2)=mw2lx=mw2lkmw2

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