Question: Figure shows a conical pendulum, in which the bob (the small object at the lower end of the cord) moves in a horizontal circle at

Figure shows a conical pendulum, in which the bob (the small object at the lower end of the cord) moves in a horizontal circle at constant speed. (The cord sweeps out a cone as the bob rotates.) The bob has a mass of 0.040 kg, the string has length L = 0.90 m and negligible mass, and the bob follows a circular path of circumference 0.94 m. What are(a) The tension in the string and(b) The period of themotion?Cord Bob

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