🎯 Centripetal Force

Circular motion — centripetal acceleration, force, and period

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Radius (m)90

Speed (m/s)30

Mass (kg)5

Fₓ: 50.0 N

aₓ: 10.0 m/s²

T: 18.85 s

ω: 0.33 rad/s

g-force: 1.02

Circular Motion

An object moving in a circle at constant speed experiences centripetal acceleration directed toward the center: a = v²/r. The required centripetal force is F = mv²/r. The period T = 2πr/v is the time for one full revolution. Angular velocity ω = v/r = 2π/T.