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The diagram shows a smooth narrow tube formed into a fixed vertical circle with centre \(O\) and radius 0.9 m . A light elastic string with modulus of elasticity 8 N and natural length 1.2 m has one end attached to the highest point \(A\) on the inside of the tube. The other end of the string is attached to a particle \(P\) of mass 0.2 kg . The particle is released from rest at the lowest point on the inside of the tube. By considering energy, calculate
- the speed of \(P\) when it is at the same horizontal level as \(O\),
- the speed of \(P\) at the instant when the string becomes slack.