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A steel wire can withstand a load up to . A load of is suspended from a rigid support. The maximum angle through which the wire can be displaced from the mean position, so that the wire does not break when the load passes through the position of equilibrium, is (2008 E)
Let the length of the wire be and the maximum angle of displacement be . When the load is released from angle , it falls through a vertical height . By conservation of mechanical energy, the kinetic energy at the lowest (equilibrium) position is equal to the loss in potential energy: At the equilibrium position, the tension is maximum and provides the required centripetal force: Given maximum tension , mass , and taking acceleration due to gravity :
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