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centripetal force Suppose that a particle P of mass m is moving with constant speed v in a circular path, with centre at the origin O and radius r0. Let P have polar coordinates (r0,θ). (See circular motion.) Then and the acceleration of the particle is in the direction towards O and has magnitude . It follows that, if P is acted on by a force F, this force is in the direction towards O and has magnitude mv2/r0. It is called the centripetal force.
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