The diagram below shows a 3.8 kg object being spun around in a circle from a 1.0 m long massless string.The angle [math: θ] heta is 26.8 degrees.Determine the magnitude of the tension (N) in the string.Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places without units.

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The diagram below shows a 3.8 kg object being spun around in a circle from a 1.0 m long massless string.The angle [math: θ] 	heta is 26.8 degrees.Determine the magnitude of the tension (N) in the string.Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places without units.

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To begin, identify the vertical forces on the mass: the only vertical force component from the string is T cos(θ), which must balance the weight mg since the mass moves in a horizontal circle. So, T cos(θ) = mg.
Next, input the known values: m = 3.8 kg, g ≈ 9.8 m/s^2, and θ = 26.8°. Compute mg = 3.8 × 9.8 = 37.24 N.
Then, solve for T using T = mg / cos(θ). Evaluate cos(26.8°) ≈ 0.893. Substituting, T ≈ 37.24 / 0.893 ≈ 41.7 N.
For better precision, using cos(26.8°) ≈ 0.894 and mg = 37.24 N gives T ≈ 37.24 / 0.894 ≈ 41.68 N, which rounds to 41.68 or 41.69 depending on rounding rules. If the problem’s given answer is 41.76, this likely reflects a slightly different value used for g or a rounding choice, but the method remains the same: vertical force balance yields the tension.
Summary of key steps: (1) set T cos(θ) = mg, (2) solve for T by dividing mg by cos(θ), (3) plug in m, g, and θ to obtain the numerical result.

MUF0121 Physics Unit 1 - Semester 2, 2025

The diagram below shows a 3.8 kg object being spun around in a circle from a 1.0 m long massless string.The angle [math: θ] \theta is 26.8 degrees.Determine the magnitude of the tension (N) in the string.Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places without units.

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