A stone tied to a string is whirled in a horizontal circle of radius and completes…

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Problem

A stone tied to a string is whirled in a horizontal circle of radius

0.40\,\text{m}

and completes one revolution in

0.50\,\text{s}

. The linear speed of the stone is closest to (a)

6.3\,\text{m s}^{-1}

(b)

5.0\,\text{m s}^{-1}

(c)

2.5\,\text{m s}^{-1}

(d)

3.2\,\text{m s}^{-1}