JEE Main 2024 — Laws of Motion Question with Solution
JEE Main 2024 (29 Jan Shift 2)
Question
A stone of mass is tied to a string and moved in a vertical circle of radius making . The tension in the string, when the stone is at the lowest point is (if and )
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Correct answer
B
Step-by-step explanation
Given that

Given the mass ,
The radius of the circular path
And, the angular velocity
With reference to the above diagram, the formula to calculate the tension at the lowermost point can be written as
From equation (1), it follows that
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