Mechanical Energy and Newton's Laws

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Homework Statement



A block of mass ## m ##, attached to a rope, is dropped at the point A.
When the block reaches the point B, the tension is ## T = 2 \cdot m \cdot g ## and the rope broke at that same point.
If the length of the rope is ## L = 6cm ##, evaluate the height ## h ## where the rope broke.

Physics diagram of a pendulum swinging from a support at the top right, with the bob at point B below and the rope length marked 6cm, angle theta at the support, height h measured from A to the level of B, and an 8cm vertical dimension with g arrow on the right.

Homework Equations


The solution's manual uses mechanical energy and the centripetal force ( ## T - m \cdot g \cdot sin\theta = \frac{m \cdot v^{2}}{2} ##). Since ## h = sin \theta \cdot L##, we find the height ## h = 4cm ##.

The Attempt at a Solution


I understand and agree with that solution, but I can't figure out why my solution is wrong.
Since ## W = m \cdot g ## is perpendicular to the horizontal line, we have a vectorial triangle composed by ## \vec{T}, \vec{W}, \vec{F}## (the green, red and purple vectors in the figure below, respectively), where F is the resultant force of T and W, i.e. ## \vec{F} = \vec{T} + \vec{P}## .
In this triangle, we have ## sin \theta = \frac{W}{T} = \frac{W}{2\cdot W} = \frac{1}{2}## and ##sin \theta = \frac{h}{L}##. Therefore, ## h = \frac{L}{2} = 3cm ##. I couldn't find my mistake.
Free-body diagram of a block at point B on a circular arc of rope of length 6 cm, with tension T = 2m*g along the rope, weight W = m*g straight down, and force F horizontal; point A is marked on the left, angle theta at the pivot, and height h and 8 cm marked.
 
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You are assuming the net force, F, on the block is horizontal. If that were true in general, would the block ever have any vertical acceleration?
 
Thank you very much - for the welcome and for the solution. :)

After your comment, I noticed that in my figure the tension and the weight have similar lenghts. I redone it with more precise lenghts (T = 2W) and, indeed, it's impossible to the resultant vector to be horizontal in terms of vectors. (R is the real resultant vector, and F is the wrong one at my first attempt.)

Vector diagram with a common origin showing T pointing up and to the right, W pointing straight down in red, F pointing horizontally right in purple, and R pointing slightly downward to the right in light pink.