6 A particle is attached to one end of a light inextensible string. The other end of the string is attached to a fixed point \(O\). The particle is set into motion, so that it describes a horizontal circle whose centre is vertically below \(O\). The angle between the string and the vertical is \(\theta\), as shown in the diagram.
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- The particle completes 40 revolutions every minute.
Show that the angular speed of the particle is \(\frac { 4 \pi } { 3 }\) radians per second.
- The radius of the circle is 0.2 metres.
Find, in terms of \(\pi\), the magnitude of the acceleration of the particle.
- The mass of the particle is \(m \mathrm {~kg}\) and the tension in the string is \(T\) newtons.
- Draw a diagram showing the forces acting on the particle.
- Explain why \(T \cos \theta = m g\).
- Find the value of \(\theta\), giving your answer to the nearest degree.