Conical pendulum taut strings (1 Viewer)

[gahyunkk]

I get that if one fixed string tauts, that means the string has a tension, so the condition is T>0. (Correct me plz if its wrong)

But what if we have 2 strings (like in the image) and the question asks for the least value of w in order that strings are taut?
Whats the condition for two strings to taut..? Do both T1 and T2 have to be equal? What happens if one force is bigger than the other?

 

[braintic]

I get that if one fixed string tauts, that means the string has a tension, so the condition is T>0. (Correct me plz if its wrong)

But what if we have 2 strings (like in the image) and the question asks for the least value of w in order that strings are taut?
Whats the condition for two strings to taut..? Do both T1 and T2 have to be equal? What happens if one force is bigger than the other?

Ahhhh .... 'taut' is not a verb. But I guess you haven't been 'taut' this ..... groaaaan

In the picture, the strings will not have the same tension. T1 must be larger than T2 in order to counter gravity. In fact, T1 cannot be zero. So you need only set T2 to zero.

 

[gahyunkk]

lol thanks a lot !