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title: "Two wires are tied to the \\(500 \\, \\text{g}\\) sphere as shown above. The sphere revolves in a horizontal circle at a constant speed of \\(7.2 \\, \\text{m/s}\\). What is the tension in the upper wire? What is the tension in the lower wire?"
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# Two wires are tied to the \(500 \, \text{g}\) sphere as shown above. The sphere revolves in a horizontal circle at a constant speed of \(7.2 \, \text{m/s}\). What is the tension in the upper wire? What is the tension in the lower wire?

Two wires are tied to the \(500 \, \text{g}\) sphere as shown above. The sphere revolves in a horizontal circle at a constant speed of \(7.2 \, \text{m/s}\). What is the tension in the upper wire? What is the tension in the lower wire?

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