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Homework Statement
An experiment that involved swinging a mass in a circle was conducted. After graphing both sets of data, I obtained linear graphs of which I calculated the slopes for. I got a slope of 3.5 for the force vs frequency^2 graph and a slope of 0.73 for the radius vs period^2 graph. I do not know what these slopes represent though.
Homework Equations
Fc = m(4π^2R/T^2)
The Attempt at a Solution
After looking at the units for the force vs frequency^2 graph, the slope should be 3.5 N/Hz^2, which can be simplified to 3.5 kg(m). I don't know what this would represent though.
For the radius vs period^2 graph, the units for the slope would be 0.73 m/s^2. Would this slope simply represent the centripetal acceleration of the mass being swung?
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