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Dave_1984
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Hi all,
First of all I'd like to say thank you to you all for providing a great forum which has been a great help to me working through my ics home learning course.
As i have learned on here and other places on the internet the information I have in my course materials is not always correct and can be very confusing causing hours of unnecessary extra work.
The question I am very stuck on is: Calculate the tension in a 3m string attached to a 3kg bob that is moving in horizontal circles of 0.6m radius.
All the information I have on working this out shows that tan should be used to work out the angle, I have questioned this with my tutor and he doesn’t seem to have an answer for me. (What chance have I got?)
I have always been very interested in physics and have enjoyed learning throughout the course. I just can’t seem to find a simple clear formula for working this question out?
Any help greatly appreciated
Many thanks,Dave.
First of all I'd like to say thank you to you all for providing a great forum which has been a great help to me working through my ics home learning course.
As i have learned on here and other places on the internet the information I have in my course materials is not always correct and can be very confusing causing hours of unnecessary extra work.
The question I am very stuck on is: Calculate the tension in a 3m string attached to a 3kg bob that is moving in horizontal circles of 0.6m radius.
All the information I have on working this out shows that tan should be used to work out the angle, I have questioned this with my tutor and he doesn’t seem to have an answer for me. (What chance have I got?)
I have always been very interested in physics and have enjoyed learning throughout the course. I just can’t seem to find a simple clear formula for working this question out?
Any help greatly appreciated
Many thanks,Dave.