What is the mass of a stone tied on a string when it is whirled in a horizontal circle with a radius of 5 m at constant speed of 10m/s The centripetal force exerted by stiring on the stone is 30N?
Add an Answer
More Questions From This User See All
Answers & Comments
The mass of an object moving in circular motion is given by
where:
m = mass
v = velocity
r = radius
Solving for the mass
Therefore, the mass of the stone is 1.5 kg.