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Consider a conical pendulum with a 80.0 kg bob on a 10.0 m wire making an angle of θ = 5.00° with the vertical. (Consider + to be towards the center of the circular path.)

(a) Determine the horizontal and vertical components of the force exerted by the wire on the pendulum.

_____N +_____N

(b) What is the radial acceleration of the bob?

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Circular motion of a conical pendulum is analyzed. The horizontal and vertical components of the force exerted is determined.

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