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Question
What is the minimum velocity with which a body of mass m must enter a vertical loop of radius R so that it can complete the loop?.
Options
`sqrt(2gR)`
`sqrt(3gR)`
`sqrt(5gR)`
`sqrt(gR)`
Solution
`underlinesqrt(5gR)`
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