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An athlete whirls in a 7.10-kg hammer tied to the end of a 1.2 m chain in a horizontal circle, as shown in the figure below. The hammer makes one revolution in 1.0 s.

(a) What is the centripetal acceleration of the hammer?


(b) What is the tension in the chain?
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a. 51.2 m/s^2
b. 358.4 N
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