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DLxX
Jan25-05, 08:52 PM
A mass on the end of a 1.07 m string moves at 2.64 revolutions per second. What is the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration in m/s/s?

How would I go about solving that? What really confuses me is the 2.64 revolutions per second, so if anyone could explain that I'd appreciate it. I have the Centriptial Acceleration formula but I dont know how to use Rev/s.

Curious3141
Jan25-05, 08:59 PM
I presume you know the formula a = - r\omega^2 ?

\omega = 2\pi f where f is the frequency in Hertz, or number of revolutions per second.