Formula for the velocity of the centripetal force

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To find the tangential velocity of an object in circular motion with a radius of 100 cm and a period of 0.98 seconds, use the formulas v = rw and w = 2pi/T. The term "velocity of a centripetal force" is misleading, as force is a vector and does not possess velocity. Instead, the focus should be on calculating the tangential velocity resulting from the centripetal force. The formula for centripetal force is F = (mv^2)/r, which acts radially inward.
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Hi, can anyone please tell me the fomular for the velocity of a centripital force with the radius of 100 cm, with one revolution revolting in 0.98 seconds?
 
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Here are the formulas you will need to solve the problem:
v = rw
w = 2pi/T

By the way, the "velocity of a centripetal force" does not have much meaning. Force is a vector; it doesn't have velocity. You might as well have asked what the mass of the force was, or the radius of the force. I think you meant to say that you are trying to find the tangential velocity of an object undergoing circular motion due to a centripetal force.
 


Thanks for you're help, anyway i have another question. What is the formula for centripital force?, our physics teacher gave us a practical to do but he forgot to give us a note on centripital force.
 


It's F = (mv^2)/r, directed radially inward.
 

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