5-65 A conical pendulum (Figure 5-25) consists of a mass (the bob) on the end of a string

6-53 A conical pendulum (Figure 5-25) consists of a mass (the bob) on the end of a string. As the

bob travels in a horizontal circle at constant speed, the string traces out a cone. For the pendulum shown, mass m = 1.95 kg, length l = 1.03 m, and angle q = 36.9°.

(a) Draw a free body diagram for the bob at the instant shown.

(b) What force constitutes the centripetal force?

Correct! (This is the answer to part (a))

The acceleration in the vertical direction is:

(A) g

(B) -g

(D) mv²/r