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Which of the following is not a correct equation for centripetal force?

A. Fc=mac
B. F=m v2/t
C. F=m v/r

User Keeler
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F = m v2 /t   so your answer is B
User Marcin Kunert
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Step-by-step explanation:


When a body is moving in a circular path then a force acts on it and this force is directed towards the center around the moving object.

Mathematically, F =
m(v^(2))/(r)


where F = force


m = mass


v = velocity


r = radius


The term
(v^(2))/(r) is the centripetal acceleration.

Also, expression for centripetal force can be
F_(c) = ma_(c), where
a_(c) represents acceleration of centripetal force.

Whereas both the expressions F =
m(v^(2))/(t) and F =
m(v)/(r) are not a correct equation for centripetal force.


User Justin Bicknell
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