Centripetal acceleration question confirmation please

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Homework Statement



what is the magnitude and direction of the centripetal acceleration necessary to confine the motion of a 0.5kg mass moving at speed 0.1m/s to a circular path 0.2m in radius


Homework Equations



a = v^2/r



The Attempt at a Solution



0.1^2/0.2 = a

a = 0.05m/s/s towards the centre

Doesn't look right to me

Thanks in advance
 
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Doesn't sound unreasonable