A 0.5 kg body moves at 4 m/s in a circle of radius 0.8 m. The centripetal force is:

  1. 10 N
  2. 2.5 N
  3. 5 N
  4. 20 N
Answer

A) 10 N

F = mv^2r = 0.5 4^20.8 = 10 N. SLO P-11-B-14 · Application

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