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A stone of mass 900g is tied to a string and moved in a vertical circle of radius 1m making 10 rpm. The tension in the string, when the stone is at the lowest point is (if π² = 9.8 and g = 9.8 m/s²)
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A particle attached to a light string of length R is projected from the lowest point of a vertical circle with speed √(6gR). Its speed at the highest point, provided the string remains taut, is:
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In case of vertical circular motion of a particle by a thread of length r if the tension in the thread is zero at an angle 30° shown in figure, the velocity at the bottom point (A) of the circular path is
(g = gravitational acceleration)

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A particle attached to a light string completes a vertical circle of radius R. Which statements are necessarily correct?
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A particle of mass 1 kg attached to a light string of length 2 m moves in a vertical circle. At the lowest point its speed is 10 m/s. Take g = 10 m/s². If tension at the lowest point is N newton, find N.
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A small block slides from rest from the top of a smooth hemisphere of radius R=3 m. Find the height h (m) above the ground at which it loses contact with the hemisphere.

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A simple pendulum of length 1 m has a wooden bob of mass 1 kg. It is struck by a bullet of mass 10⁻² kg moving with a speed of 2 × 10² m s⁻¹. The bullet gets embedded into the bob. The height to which the bob rises before swinging back is: [Use g = 10 m s⁻²]
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A body of m kg slides from rest along the curve of vertical circle from point A to B in friction less path. The velocity of the body at B is:

(given, R = 14 m, g = 10 m/s² and √2 = 1.4)
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A particle shown in the original figure is just able to complete vertical circular motion.Find the ratio of its kinetic energy at point A to its kinetic energy at point B.

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A skier starts from rest at the top of a hill. The skier coasts down and up a second hill whose crest is circular with radius r=36 m. Neglect friction and air resistance. Find the height h (m) of the first hill so that the skier just loses contact with the snow at the crest.

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