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A 25.0kg sled rests on a frictionless surface. It is attached by a 5.00m rope to a post in the ice. Once given a push, the sled revolves uniformly in a circle around the post. If the sled makes five complete revolutions every minute, what is the force (F) that is exerted on it by the rope?

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The solution calculates the angular velocity and the centripetal force action on a body revolving round a post.

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A 25.0kg sled rests on a frictionless surface. It is attached by a 5.00m rope to a post in the ice. Once given a push, the sled revolves uniformly in a circle ...

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