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Module 5 · Circular motion3 marks

A 0.50 kg ball on the end of a 1.2 m string is swung in a vertical circle. Determine the minimum speed the ball can have at the top of the circle for the string to remain taut.

Your working

At the top both forces pull down, so T + mg = mv² / r. Minimum speed is when the tension is smallest, so T = mg. Then 2mg = mv² / r, giving v = √(2gr) = √(2 × 9.8 × 1.2) = 4.8 m s⁻¹.

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Marked

2 / 3

Your force analysis at the top is right. The slip is that minimum speed is not the same as minimum tension.

Mark breakdown

1 mark: Correct force analysis at the top of the circle · Both forces act toward the centre there, and $T + m g = \frac{m v ^{2}}{r}$ is exactly right.
1 mark: Identifying the limiting condition for the string to stay taut · You set " $T = m g$ ". The string is only just taut at the point where it goes slack, so the condition is $T = 0$ .
1 mark: Algebra and evaluation carried from your own expression · " $v = 2 g r = 4.8 m s^{- 1}$ " follows correctly from what you wrote, unit included, so this mark is carried.

To improve: When a question says minimum or just, write the limiting condition on its own line before you substitute anything. Here that line is

T = 0

, and it is worth a mark by itself.

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