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A body of mass 10 kg, is moving with a velocity of 5 m/s in a circle of radius 5 m, what is the centripetal acceleration of the body?(a) 5m/s^2(b) 25m/s^2(c) 0.5 m/s^2(d) 50 m/s^2I have been asked this question by my college director while I was bunking the class.The doubt is from Uniform Circular Motion topic in chapter Motion in a Plane of Physics – Class 11

Answer» CORRECT option is (a) 5m/s^2

The BEST explanation: The formula for centripetal force is mv^2/r. HENCE the centripetal acceleration is given by v^2/r. Here, v = 5, r= 5. Hence, on solving we will GET the centripetal acceleration as 5m/s^2.


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