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Practice & Assess

Circular Motion

Analyze centripetal force and circular motion dynamics

Centripetal Force5.00 N

Angular Velocity (ω)1.00 rad/s

Period (T)6.28 s

Mass1 kg

Radius5.0 m

Velocity5 m/s

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Centripetal Force (
$F_{c}$
): The force required to keep an object moving in a circle. It always points toward the center.

F_{c} = \frac{m v ^{2}}{r}

Angular Velocity (
$ω$
): The rate of change of angle.

ω = \frac{v}{r}

Centripetal Acceleration:

a_{c} = \frac{v ^{2}}{r} = ω^{2} r