Tension from string upon a rock

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Homework Statement


Two 3 kg masses are attached to a string at r1=.5m and r2=1.5m from where the string is held in your hand. You swing them around together at 2 revolutions per second, each of them. The tension holding mass 2 (the distant part of the string) is what fraction of the tension near your hand?


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No Idea.

The Attempt at a Solution


No idea how to figure this problem out.
 
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Are the blocks tied together in some way?

Like head to tail?
 
Thanks.

That is all the information I received on the question.
A hint that was given was:[Hint: you can work in proportions without having to numerically solve for either of the centripetal forces required on the two masses]
 
I read it more carefully. Apparently it is tied to the same string at each of the 2 radii.

What is the force of a single mass at some radius rotating in a circle?