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Centripetal Forces
8. Centripetal Forces & Gravitation / Centripetal Forces / Problem 5
Problem 5

A musical toy consists of a wooden ball that rotates in a horizontal circle around a central axis. The mass of the ball is 0.3 kg and is supported by two wires as shown in the figure. Determine the speed at which the tension in both wires is the same if the ball revolves at a constant speed.
Wooden ball attached by two wires at 50° angles, rotating horizontally around a vertical blue pole on a green base.