Uniform Circular Motion
Try this: Double the speed. How many times bigger does the string tension get?
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About this simulation
Swing a mass on a string, then cut it, and see which way it actually goes.
Taught in Uniform Circular Motion
- centripetal acceleration
- period
- tension
- no centrifugal force
How this runs
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