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What is a conical pendulum?

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In a simple pendulum, a mass m is suspended by a string of length l and moves along an arc of a vertical circle. If the mass instead revolves in a horizontal circle and the string which makes a constant angle with the vertical describes a cone whose vertex is the fixed point O, then the mass string system is called a conical pendulum.

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Chapter 3: Motion in a Plane - Exercises [Page 45]

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Balbharati Physics [English] Standard 11 Maharashtra State Board
Chapter 3 Motion in a Plane
Exercises | Q 2. (ix) | Page 45

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