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Posted by jose on Monday, February 25, 2008 at 2:10pm.

A tetherball leans against the smooth, frictionless post to which it is attached. The string is attached to the ball such that a line along the string passes through the center of the ball. The string is 1.30 long and the ball has a radius of 0.170 with mass 0.440 .

What is the tension in the rope?
What is the force the pole exerts on the ball?

physics - bobpursley, Monday, February 25, 2008 at 3:05pm
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physics - matt, Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 7:39pm
the tension T=ma, since the only acceleration is that due to gravity.. a=g (9.8m/s^2) so T=0.442*9.8

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