The game of tetherball is played with a volleyball that is attached to the top of a vertical pole using a light string. Each player attempts to hit the ball so that travels around the pole without being touched by the other player. Sup- pose that the ball is traveling in a horizontal, circular path with speed v 7.5 m/s, and that the radius of its path is R 1.9 m. For this to occur, the string must be neither vertical nor horizontal. What angle does the string make with respect to the pole?

The game of tetherball is played with a volleyball that is attached to the top of a vertical pole using a light string. Each player attempts to hit the ball so that travels around the pole without being touched by the other player. Sup- pose that the ball is traveling in a horizontal, circular path with speed v 7.5 m/s, and that the radius of its path is R 1.9 m. For this to occur, the string must be neither vertical nor horizontal. What angle does the string make with respect to the pole?

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Chapter4: Motion In Two And Three Dimensions

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