A 2.5 kg ball is attached to a massless rope...PHYSICS PROBLEM!!?

the ball swings around a circle with radius r= .6m when the ball reaches point B (horizontal) the rope hits peg P at x = .24m causing the ball to swing in a smaller circle.
......... O <--- point C
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|---------P---------O <-- point B
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O <-- point A

i found velocity at point C = 1.88m/s...

1) what is the speed that the mass must start at point A to reach C with this speed (1.88m/s)?
2) what is the change in tension in the rope at point B between the instants before and after the rope hits the peg?

SADLY, I'VE BEEN AT IT FOR TWO DAYS AND AM STILL STRUGGLING!! CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN???
 
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