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A plastic ball is tied to 1 end of a long string and is swung in a horizontal circle. If it takes to complete 1 circle, what is the acceleration of the ball

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Step-by-step explanation:

Assuming the ball is swung with a constant velocity V and radius of circle R. Therefore, The tangential acceleration of the ball would be zero.

Considering the centripetal acceleration to be a_c . we get,


a_c= (V^2)/(R)

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