Centripetal force is:

  1. not a new kind of force — it is the name for the net inward force
  2. a force that pushes outward
  3. always gravitational
  4. a fictitious force
Answer

A) not a new kind of force — it is the name for the net inward force

Tension, friction, gravity etc. can provide it. SLO P-11-B-14 · Application

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