Question

A 1.00-kg ball is attached to a string of 0.50 m and swung in a horizontal circle with a velocity of 2.00 m/s. Find the centripetal acceleration.

ac=v^2/r
= 2.00^2/.50
= 8.0 m/s^2

Apr 3, 2008

That is correct. :-)

Apr 3, 2008

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