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Chele
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I am very new to physics and am taking a my first University Physics class. This is not a call for a problem to be solved, but a clarification on terminology.
In solving problems for uniform circular motion, some problems call for the acceleration of the object (a=v^2/r) and others the centripital or instantanious acceleration (a=4pi^2r/T^2).
Can you please attempt to explain, in layman's terms, the difference between the two references to acceleration?
Thanks for your assistance.
In solving problems for uniform circular motion, some problems call for the acceleration of the object (a=v^2/r) and others the centripital or instantanious acceleration (a=4pi^2r/T^2).
Can you please attempt to explain, in layman's terms, the difference between the two references to acceleration?
Thanks for your assistance.