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A force F required to keep a 5 kg mass moving round a cycle of radius 3.5 m at a speed ...

A force F required to keep a 5 kg mass moving round a cycle of radius 3.5 m at a speed of 7 ms-1. What is the speed, if the force is tripled?
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  • A 4.0 ms-1
  • B 6.6 ms-1
  • C 12.1 ms-1
  • D 21.0 ms-1
Correct Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The force which is centripetal
F = MV2_R
=5 x 723.5
= 70
V = √(Fr) and if F is tripped, then
V = √(3Fr)/m
= √(3x70x3.5)/5
= 12.1ms-1

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