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Oh, I think I've got it actually. I forgot to break Fty down into Ftsin(arccos(L/r))=mg Problem solved :3

Homework Statement A ball of unknown mass is attached to a massless string. The string is then held at the opposite end and the ball is pushed, as to give it a centrifical motion (acceleration toward the center and perpendicular velocity). NOTE: The length of the string is not the radius (the...