Tarzan weighs 700 N and swings from a 16 m vine.  If Tarzan drops 3.0 m in his swing, determine the maximum force on vine.  Use g = 10 N/kg and ignore friction.  Hint:  Tarzan is swinging in a circle, so there must be centripetal acceleration during his swing.  Tarzan's weight is constant but when would his centripetal acceleration be the greatest?

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Tarzan weighs 700 N and swings from a 16 m vine.  If Tarzan drops 3.0 m in his swing, determine the maximum force on vine.  Use g = 10 N/kg and ignore friction.  Hint:  Tarzan is swinging in a circle, so there must be centripetal acceleration during his swing.  Tarzan's weight is constant but when would his centripetal acceleration be the greatest?

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