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Copyright © 2004 S. B. Egli Copy slide to word Copy slide to word Copy Screen to Word Copy Screen to Word google Excel Circular Motion Centripetal Force = mv 2 /r ‘the force that is acting towards the axis’ NOTE: this can be a ‘push’ or a ‘pull’ v r
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Copyright © 2004 S. B. Egli Copy slide to word Copy slide to word Copy Screen to Word Copy Screen to Word google Excel The Radius Vector The radius for circular motion is a vector. It is shown at the left drawn in red. This radius vector locates the orbiting object. One should imagine an x, y coordinate system with its origin at the center of the circle. The radius extends from this origin to the position of the object. PreviousNextIntroduction Home The radius vector.
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