Calculate the acceleration of the puck

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An 250 kg air hockey puck is tied to a peg. The puck is given a push and moves around the peg at a constant speed in a circle. The puck is found to go around the peg 5 times in 6.7 s. The string is .45 m long.

A. What is the acceleration of the puck?

B. What is the tension in the string?

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