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Posted by rat boy on Sunday, February 3, 2013 at 2:47am.

A 2.1 kg ball tied to a string fixed to the ceiling is pulled to one side by a force to an angle of è = 26.6
how large is F?
tension of string?
before it was released

physics - Elena, Sunday, February 3, 2013 at 9:35am
Tsinα=F
Tcosα=mg

F=mg•tanα
T=mg/cosα

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