A small dense object is suspended from the rear view mirror in a car by a lightweight fiber. As the car is accelerating at 1.90 m/s2, what angle does the string make with the vertical?

What will be an ideal response?


11.0 degrees

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(a) Calculate the linear speed of the sphere when it reaches the bottom of the incline. (b) Determine the angular speed of the sphere at the bottom of the incline. (c) Does the linear speed depend on the radius or mass of the sphere? Does the angular speed depend on the radius or mass of the sphere?

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