Asked by Hannah

A "swing" ride at a carnival consists of chairs that are swung in a circle by 11.5 m cables attached to a vertical rotating pole, as the drawing shows. Suppose the total mass of a chair and its occupant is 204 kg. (a) Determine the tension in the cable attached to the chair. (b) Find the speed of the chair.

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Answered by bobpursley
It depends on the angle the chairs are indicating
Answered by Hi
Not sure of B, but I can tell you A.

T = mg / (cos theta)

T = (204*9.81) / cos (theta)

The angle should have been given to you.

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