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A UHart hammer throw athlete is swinging his hammer at a constant speed in a horizontal circle as shown. The hammer weighs 16 pounds and has a speed of 8.5ft/s.

The angle of the cable with respect to the horizontal is 0 = 50°. Determine at this instant, (a) the radius of the circle of travel for the hammer, (b) the tension in the cable.

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