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title: "A child has a toy tied to the end of a string and whirls the toy at constant speed in a horizontal circular path of radius \\(R\\). The toy completes each revolution of its motion in a time period \\(T\\). What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the toy (in terms of \\(T\\), \\(R\\), and \\(g\\))?"
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# A child has a toy tied to the end of a string and whirls the toy at constant speed in a horizontal circular path of radius \(R\). The toy completes each revolution of its motion in a time period \(T\). What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the toy (in terms of \(T\), \(R\), and \(g\))?

A child has a toy tied to the end of a string and whirls the toy at constant speed in a ***horizontal circular path*** of radius \(R\). The toy completes each revolution of its motion in a time period \(T\). What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the toy (in terms of \(T\), \(R\), and \(g\))?

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