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# What is the formula of the centripetal force based on linear velocity?

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The centripetal force can be calculated with the following formula:

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The previous formula can be generalized in vector form:

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Where:

• ﻿﻿ is the centripetal force expressed in Newton (﻿﻿)
• ﻿﻿ is the body mass expressed in kilograms (﻿﻿)
• ﻿﻿ is the linear velocity of the body expressed in meters per second (﻿﻿)
• ﻿﻿ is the radius of the circular path expressed in meters (﻿﻿)
• ﻿﻿ is a radius vector attached to the center of the circular path, in the direction of the body.

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Question by Alphonsio 12/11/2020 at 06:16:06 PM
What is the formula of the centripetal force based on linear speed?
Question by Alphonsio 12/11/2020 at 06:15:56 PM
What is the formula of the centripetal force based on linear velocity?
Answer by Alphonsio 12/11/2020 at 06:15:32 PM

The centripetal force can be calculated with the following formula:

﻿﻿

The previous formula can be generalized in vector form:

﻿﻿

Where:

• ﻿﻿ is the centripetal force expressed in Newton (﻿﻿)
• ﻿﻿ is the body mass expressed in kilograms (﻿﻿)
• ﻿﻿ is the linear velocity of the body expressed in meters per second (﻿﻿)
• ﻿﻿ is the radius of the circular path expressed in meters (﻿﻿)
• ﻿﻿ is a radius vector attached to the center of the circular path, in the direction of the body.

Question by Alphonsio 12/11/2020 at 06:14:47 PM
How to calculate the centripetal force from the linear velocity?

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