Centripetal Acceleration & Force
A body of mass 200 gram is tied to a spring of spring constant , while other end of spring is fixed at point ''. If the body moves about '' in a circular path on a smooth horizontal surface with constant angular speed then the ratio of extension in the spring to its natural length will be

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Answer: (c)
- Spring force gives the centripetal force: .
- , so .
- So the answer is (c) .