Homework Help: 12th grade PYSICS

Posted by Samii on Sunday, November 7, 2010 at 6:57pm.

A 45.7-kg boy on a swing moves in a circular arc of radius 3.80 m.At the lowest position, the child's speed reaches 2.78 m/s. Determine the magnitude of the tension in each of the two vertical support chains.

i used mv^2/r, but i keep getting the answer wrong. the answer is suppose to be 270 m/s

please help

12th grade PYSICS - Yuvraj s borkar, Monday, November 15, 2010 at 10:38am
A motiom of an objects along the circumference of a circle.
12th grade PYSICS - drake, Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at 5:25pm
A rock tied to a string is swung around in a circle with a radius of 10 ft. The centripetal acceleration is 16.9 ft/sec2. Calculate the speed of the rock.

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