A small object of mass 0.500 kg is attached by a 0.830 m-long cord to a pin set into the surface of a frictionless table top. The object moves in a circle on the horizontal surface with a speed of 7.54 m/s. a.)What is the magnitude of the radial acceleration of the object? b.)What is the tension in the cord?

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A small object of mass 0.500 kg is attached by a 0.830 m-long cord to a pin set into the surface of a frictionless table top. The object moves in a circle on the horizontal surface with a speed of 7.54 m/s.

a.)What is the magnitude of the radial acceleration of the object? 

b.)What is the tension in the cord?

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