A person ties a rock to a string and whirls it around in a vertical circle such that sometimes the rock is going straight upward and sometimes the rock is going straight down.She whirls the rock at the minimum speed (constant in time)such that the string is always taut (no sag).If she were to use a longer string,she would have to whirl the rock at a
A)higher velocity.
B)lower velocity.
C)the same velocity.

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A longer string increases the radius of the circle, requiring a higher velocity to maintain the necessary centripetal force to keep the string taut.

A Person Ties a Rock to a String and Whirls