F=ma 2020 Part B Problem 3

A conical pendulum of length d swings in a horizontal circle of radius r, as shown. If \omega is the angular frequency of this motion, what is \omega^{2} ?

Answer Choices
A. g / d
B. g / r
C. g / \sqrt{d^{2}+r^{2}}
D. g / \sqrt{d^{2}-r^{2}}
E. g / \sqrt{d r}

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