Fortunately, her wonderful physics teacher gives back points for test corrections. Please help?
Here's this object going around in a circle on a string. When the string snaps, the object has speed Vo and the circular path has radius R and height h above the ground.
Determine the following. Express all answers in terms of h, Vo (that's initial velocity), and g.
1) Time required for object to hit ground.
2) Horizontal distance the object travels from the time the string breaks until it hits the ground.
3) Speed of the object just before it hits the ground. (All we're supposed to do here is write appropriate force equations.
4) Determine tension in the string just before it breaks. Express answer in terms of M (mass of object), R, Vo, and g.
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