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title: "A ball is attached to the end of a string. It is swung in a vertical circle of radius \\( 2.5 \\) \\( \\text{m} \\). What is the minimum velocity that the ball must have to make it around the circle?"
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# A ball is attached to the end of a string. It is swung in a vertical circle of radius \( 2.5 \) \( \text{m} \). What is the minimum velocity that the ball must have to make it around the circle?

A ball is attached to the end of a string. It is swung in a vertical circle of radius \( 2.5 \) \( \text{m} \). What is the minimum velocity that the ball must have at the top to make it around the circle?

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