A 1.20 kg model helicopter is tied to the ceiling with a string. When the helicopter's motor is started, it moves with a constant speed of 2.0 m/s in a horizontal circle of radius 0.80 m. Find the angle the string makes with the vertical and the tension in the string.

A 1.20 kg model helicopter is tied to the ceiling with a string. When the helicopter's motor is started, it moves with a constant speed of 2.0 m/s in a horizontal circle of radius 0.80 m. Find the angle the string makes with the vertical and the tension in the string.

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A 1.20 kg model helicopter is tied to the ceiling with a string. When the helicopter's motor is started,
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