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A student using a stopwatch finds that the time for 10 complete orbits of a ball on the end of a string is 25 seconds. The period of the orbiting ball is
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To find the period of the orbiting ball, we first need to determine the period for one complete orbit. The period \( T \) is defined as the time it takes for one complete orbit.
Given that the time for 10 complete orbits is 25 seconds, we can calculate the period \( T \) using the following formula:
\[
T = \frac{\text{Total time for 10 orbits}}{\text{Number of orbits}}
\]
Substituting the values we have:
\[
T = \frac{25 \text{ seconds}}{10} = 2.5 \text{ seconds}
\]
Thus, the period of the orbiting ball is **2.5 seconds**.
Given that the time for 10 complete orbits is 25 seconds, we can calculate the period \( T \) using the following formula:
\[
T = \frac{\text{Total time for 10 orbits}}{\text{Number of orbits}}
\]
Substituting the values we have:
\[
T = \frac{25 \text{ seconds}}{10} = 2.5 \text{ seconds}
\]
Thus, the period of the orbiting ball is **2.5 seconds**.
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