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title: "A child whirls a ball in a vertical circle. Assuming the speed of the ball is constant (an approximation), when would the tension in the cord connected to the ball be greatest?"
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# A child whirls a ball in a vertical circle. Assuming the speed of the ball is constant (an approximation), when would the tension in the cord connected to the ball be greatest?

A child whirls a ball in a vertical circle. Assuming the speed of the ball is constant (an approximation), when would the tension in the cord connected to the ball be greatest?

- **A.** At the top of the circle.
- **B.** At the bottom of the circle.
- **C.** A little after the bottom of the circle when the ball is climbing.
- **D.** A little before the bottom of the circle when the ball is descending quickly.
- **E.** Nowhere; the cord is stretched the same amount at all points.

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