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Equation
Name
Centripetal acceleration (motion in a circle)
Equation
a
=
v
2
r
=
ω
2
r
Definition of terms
a
= centripetal acceleration,
v
= linear velocity,
r
= radius of circle,
ω
= angular velocity
Comments
For a body moving in a circle, the centripetal force causes an acceleration equal to the force divided by the mass.
References
Newtonian Mechanics
, A P French, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1971
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