Consider an object with a mass of 12.5 kg moving at a constant speed in a circular path with a radius of m. The object makes one full revolution in seconds. Calculate the centripetal acceleration of the object. Give your answer in m/s2 and with 3 significant figures.

Question

Consider an object with a mass of 12.5 kg moving at a constant speed in a circular path with a radius of <11.30> m. The object makes one full revolution in <16.60> seconds. Calculate the centripetal acceleration of the object. Give your answer in m/s2 and with 3 significant figures.

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speed=2PI*radius/timeoneRev

a=v^2/r

bobpursley · Answer

speed=2PI*radius/timeoneRev a=v^2/r