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Undergrad Calculating Centripetal Force: Diagramming and Solving for X and Y Forces
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Undergrad Calculating Centripetal Force: Diagramming and Solving for X and Y Forces
How would you go about proving that centripetal F=(mv^2)/r by diagramming and solving for the magnitude of the forces in the x and y direction? For example, suppose I wanted to calculate the work done in the radial direction by centripetal force.