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pseudo force

Profile image of rohan pant
15 Years agoGrade
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Profile image of pranay -askiitians expert
15 Years ago

dear rohan,

pseudo force is a force that acts on the body without any others application. for example when you are in a bus and if it takes turn then centripetal or centrifugal force acts on u which is a pseudo force according to external observer. and also the force that acts on the elvator is a pseudo force

 

Profile image of vikas askiitian expert
15 Years ago

The physically apparent but nonexistent force needed by an observer in a noninertial frame to make Newton's laws of motion hold true. The centrifugal force is a pseudo force. Also called fictitious force.