Question: A rigid massless rod is rotated about one end in a horizontal circle. There is a particle of mass m1 attached to the center of

A rigid massless rod is rotated about one end in a horizontal circle. There is a particle of mass m1 attached to the center of the rod and a particle of mass m2 attached to the outer end of the rod. The inner section of the rod sustains a tension that is three times as great as the tension that the outer section sustains. Find the ratio m1/m2?

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