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CENTRIPETAL FORCES
CENTRIPETAL FORCE -
FORCE OF AN OBJECT GOING
IN A CIRCLE

- acceleration
Atangential -
ARISES BECAUSE OBJECT CHANGES SPEED
* Kinematics +V =
Vo + at
Acentripetal-ARISES BECAUSE OBJECT IS CHANGING DIRECTION
*
ac =
VE/r(TOWARDS THE INSIDE OF A CIRCLE)
25 ma
=




EFX =
max EFy =
May CONE Of THESES EQUATIONS WILL BE]
NETX FORCE NET Y FORCE
ONE OF THESE WILL BECOME THE CENTRIPETAL FORCE

⑪
RADIUS FORCE DIAGRAMS :




·
A .
NORMAL FORCE B . NORMAL FORCE


↑
M




TENSION
↓
TENSION
· -
OBJECT IS A
BALL ATTACHED ↓ -


TOASTRING WEIGHT WEIGHT



EFy =
may [Fy =
may
May IS ZERO FOR BOTH BECAUSE

THE BALL IS NOT COMING OF THE SURFACE
Efx =
max EFX =
max
-


T =
max
+
T =
max
-
T =
m() + T =
m()
T=
m T =
mu
↑ CENTRIPETAL
FORCE

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