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Mar 8, 2017

$a = \frac{v^{2}}{r}$ $a = v^2/r$

Explanation:

Centripetal acceleration is given by

$a = \frac{v^{2}}{r}$ $a = v^2/r$

where $v$ $v$ is the velocity at a tangent to the circle and $r$ $r$ is the distance of the object from the centre of the circle.

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