At the astronaut training facility of Indian Space Research Organisation, astronauts are trained using a rotating centrifuge. The centrifuge simulates high gravitational forces experienced during rocket launches.
An astronaut is attached to the center using a strong cable and rotates in a circular path. Engineers must calculate the tension in the cable to ensure it does not break.
This is critical for astronaut safety.
A mass m is attached to a string of length r and rotates in a circle with angular velocity ω.
Find the tension in the string.
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