12.42 Centripetal Force Models
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Use the accompanying lab setup diagram. A rubber stopper of mass m_s rotates in a horizontal circle while a hanging mass m_h provides the string tension through a tube. If m_h is doubled while m_s and r stay the same, what happens to the stopper's speed for a steady circle?

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