State two conditions that must be satisfied for an object to be in equilibrium.
Calculate the tension $T$ carried by the wire.
Calculate the force $F$ that the string exerts on the sphere.
A wire with circular cross-section and diameter $0.50\ \text{mm}$ is given. Determine the stress $\sigma$ in the wire.
Show that the vertical separation $h$ between A and B is $15\ \text{cm}$.
Calculate the change in gravitational potential energy of the sphere as it travels from A to B.
Use your result in (c)(ii) to find the speed of the sphere at B. Show your working.