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Grade 8General Physics

A particle is traveling in a circle of radius of 2.5 and an angular velocity of 10 rad/s. What is the centripetal acceleration of the particle

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7 Years agoGrade 8
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7 Years ago
ω = 10 rad/s  r = 2.5m
centripetal acceleration = v2/r
v=ωr 
Therefore ac = ω2r = 10 × 10 × 2.5 
ac = 250 m/s2