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What is the direction of acceleration in uniform circular motion?

Aniket Singh , 9 Months ago
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In uniform circular motion, the direction of acceleration is always directed towards the center of the circle. This acceleration is called centripetal acceleration. Centripetal acceleration is responsible for keeping an object moving in a circular path and preventing it from moving in a straight line tangent to the circle.

The magnitude of centripetal acceleration (a_c) can be calculated using the following formula:

a_c = (v^2) / r

Where:

v is the magnitude of the velocity of the object.
r is the radius of the circular path.
The direction of centripetal acceleration is always perpendicular to the velocity of the object and directed inward toward the center of the circle. This inward acceleration is what causes the object to continuously change its direction and move in a circular path.

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