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Grade 11General Physics

an object is thrown from ground with speed 20m/s at an angle 30 degree with the horizontal. its centripetal acceleration one second after projection in SI unit is :
1)10
2)0
3)5
4)12

Profile image of anirban deb
11 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Arun Kumar
11 Years ago
Hello Student,

Centripetal accel is provided by the gravity
and is equal to gcos theta where theta is angle made by
ball's velocity at that moment.
vsin30-gt=10-10=0
=>at that moment its making angle zero with horizontal
=>gcos0=g

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Arun Kumar
Btech, IIT Delhi
Askiitians Faculty
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11 Years ago
an object is thrown from ground with speed 20m/s at an angle 30 degree with the horizontal. its centripetal acceleration one second after projection in SI uni