You are provided with a retort stand, boss head, clamp, stopwatch, slotted weights, hanger, grooved pulley, thread, measuring tape, and other necessary materials.

i. Measure and record the radius R of the pulley.

ii. Setup the apparatus as illustrated in the diagram above, such that the clamp is 1.5 m above the floor.

iii. Tie one end of the thread to the pulley.

iv. Tie the other end of the thread to the hanger.

v. Slot a mass m= 50 g on the hanger.

vi. Wind the thread around the groove of the pulley until the base of the hanger is at a height h = 1.4 m above the floor. Maintain this height h for every other value of m through out the experiment.

vii. Release the mass to unwind the thread.

viii. Determine and record the time t taken by the mass m to reach the floor.

ix. Evaluate t\(^{2}\)

x.  Also evaluate
a =\(\frac{2h}{t^{2}}\),T = \(\frac{m}{1000}\) (10 - a) and \(\propto\) = \(\frac{a}{R}\)

xi. Repeat the procedure for four other values of m = 70 g, 90 g, 110 g and 130 g

xii. Tabulate your readings.

xiii. Plot a graph with \(\propto\) on the vertical axis and T on the horizontal axis.

xiv. Determine the slope s, of the graph.

xv. Evaluate  I = \(\frac{R}{s}\).

xvi. State two precautions taken to obtain accurate results.

(b)i. Define centripetal force

ii. An object drops to the ground from a height of 2.0 m. Calculate the speed with which it strikes the ground. [g=10 ms\(^{-2}\)]