DP Physics (last assessment 2024)

Question 23M.1.SL.TZ1.7

Date	May 2023	Marks available	[Maximum mark: 1]	Reference code	23M.1.SL.TZ1.7
Level	SL	Paper	1	Time zone	TZ1
Command term		Question number	7	Adapted from	N/A

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23M.1.SL.TZ1.7

A ball attached to a string is made to rotate with constant speed along a horizontal circle. The string is attached to the ceiling and makes an angle of θ ° with the vertical. The tension in the string is T.

What is correct about the horizontal component and vertical component of the net force on the ball?

	Horizontal component	Vertical component
A.	$T \cos θ$	$T \sin θ$
B.	$T \sin θ$	$T \cos θ$
C.	$T \cos θ$	0
D.	$T \sin θ$	0

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