5. A 5kg mass is located on a wedge angled 30° above the horizontal, with a string connected to a scale as shown in the diagram below. The wedge is then rotate in a uniform circular motion around the axis shown in the diagram and the scale reads a constant 30N. The wedge/mass surface is friction free and assume the air resistance is negelegible. Calculate the centripetal acceleration of the mass. (a). 5.0 m/s² (b). 3.5 m/s² (c). 1.8 m/s² (d). 2.6 m/s²

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5. A 5kg mass is located on a wedge angled 30° above the horizontal, with a string connected to a
scale as shown in the diagram below. The wedge is then rotate in a uniform circular motion around
the axis shown in the diagram and the scale reads a constant 30N. The wedge/mass surface is
friction free and assume the air resistance is negelegible. Calculate the centripetal acceleration of
the mass.
(a). 5.0 m/s²
(b). 3.5 m/s²
(c). 1.8 m/s²
(d). 2.6 m/s²
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Transcribed Image Text:5. A 5kg mass is located on a wedge angled 30° above the horizontal, with a string connected to a scale as shown in the diagram below. The wedge is then rotate in a uniform circular motion around the axis shown in the diagram and the scale reads a constant 30N. The wedge/mass surface is friction free and assume the air resistance is negelegible. Calculate the centripetal acceleration of the mass. (a). 5.0 m/s² (b). 3.5 m/s² (c). 1.8 m/s² (d). 2.6 m/s² m
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