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\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{f23ea8e7-9b81-4192-8c20-8c46aabfecca-2_195_719_1114_712} A ring of mass 0.2 kg is threaded on a fixed rough horizontal rod and a light inextensible string is attached to the ring at an angle \(\alpha\) above the horizontal, where \(\cos \alpha = 0.96\). The ring is in limiting equilibrium with the tension in the string \(T \mathrm {~N}\) (see diagram). Given that the coefficient of friction between the ring and the rod is 0.25 , find the value of \(T\).
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