Asked by anonymous

If a ladybug weighs 20g and is circling at a radius of 10 cm at 10 m/s, what is its centripetal acceleration m/s^2?

I know centripetal acceleration = velocity squared/r, and velocity = angular velocity * radius...

From these calculations I get 39476.089 m/s^2, which is wrong and seems unusually large.

What is the right procedure to do this?
Answered by Ubaid ullah
2 m/s^2, is this correct
Answered by Ubaid ullah
a=v^2/r so (10)^2/0.1= 10ms^-2
Answered by anonymous
both are wrong...
Answered by bobpursley
a=v^2/r v in m/s, r in m

a=10^2/.1=1000m/s^2

Goodness, Ubaid, you need to stop helping others.
Answered by anonymous
Thank you!
Answered by Ub
What is centripetal acceleration
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