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Date May 2023 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 23M.1A.SL.TZ1.6
Level SL Paper 1A Time zone TZ1
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23M.1A.SL.TZ1.6

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. Tcos θ T sin θ
B. T sin θ Tcos θ
C. Tcos θ 0
D. T sin θ 0

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