A swing ride at a carnival consists of chairs that are swung in a circle by 15.0 m cables attached to a vertical rotating pole. The total mass of a chair and its occupant is 179 kg. As the chair swings around with its rider, the cable makes an angle of 60° with the vertical. What is the tension in the cable holding the chair and the speed of the chair as it circles?

A swing ride at a carnival consists of chairs that are swung in a circle by 15.0 m cables attached to a vertical rotating pole. The total mass of a chair and its occupant is 179 kg. As the chair swings around with its rider, the cable makes an angle of 60° with the vertical. What is the tension in the cable holding the chair and the speed of the chair as it circles?

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