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Centripetal acceleration is directly proportional to the square of the tangential velocity.

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Answer:

true

Step-by-step explanation:

Because the following expression shows the relationship between the acceleration and the velocity.


ac=v^2/ r\\\\

Where the acceleration is directly proportional to the square of the object's tangencial velocity, and inversely proportional to the radius of the curvature.

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