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Q.In a verticle circular motion, the minimum speed at the lowest point required by the mass to complete circular motion is (Radius of the circular path is r):
(a) √2gr
(b) 2gr
(c) √5gr
(d) 5gr
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →At the top of the loop, gravity alone must supply the centripetal force, giving v_top = √(gr); applying energy conservation from bottom to top then gives v_bottom(min) = √(5gr).
For a mass tied to a string (or on a track) to complete a full vertical circle of radius r, at the topmost point the string tension can drop to zero at minimum speed, so gravity alone provides the required centripetal force:
mg = m v_top^2 / r
v_top^2 = gr
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