1. Sep 26, 2005 #1

   amcavoy

   

   Could someone tell me how this equation was derived or where it came from:
   
   [tex]a_c=\frac{{v_t}^2}{r}[/tex]
   
   This isn't a homework question, but it seemed better to put it in this section (I apologize if it's in the wrong section).

    

   Last edited: Sep 26, 2005

   amcavoy, Sep 26, 2005
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3. Sep 26, 2005 #2

   FredGarvin

   

   Science Advisor

   http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/cf.html
   
   Look down at the bottom for a quick and dirty explaination. Or...
   
   http://www.knowledgerush.com/kr/encyclopedia/Centripetal

    

   Last edited by a moderator: Apr 21, 2017

   FredGarvin, Sep 26, 2005

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