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Mass on a spring whirled in a horizontal circle: extension or tension

This type of question, asked 3 times: 27 Jun 2022, 24 Jan 2023, 6 Apr 2023. All 3 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    27 Jun 2022

    94
    One end of a massless spring of spring constant kk and natural length l0l_{0} is fixed while the other end is connected to a small object of mass mm lying on a frictionless table. The spring remains horizontal on the table. If the object is made to rotate at an angular velocity ω\omega about an axis passing through fixed end, then the elongation of the spring will be:

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  2. Question 2

    24 Jan 2023

    109
    A body of mass 200 g200\text{ }g is tied to a spring of spring constant 12.5 N/m12.5\text{ }N/m, while the other end of spring is fixed at point 0. If the body moves about 0 in a circular path on a smooth horizontal surface with constant angular speed 5rad/s5rad/s. Then the ratio of extension in the spring to its natural length will be:

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  3. Question 3

    6 Apr 2023

    7
    A small block of mass 100 g100\text{ }g is tied to a spring of spring constant 7.5 N/m7.5\text{ }N/m and length 20 cm20\text{ }cm. The other end of spring is fixed at a particular point A. If the block moves in a circular path on a smooth horizontal surface with constant angular velocity 5rad/s5rad/s about point AA, then tension in the spring is

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