A boy swings a rubber ball attached to a string over his head in a horizontal, circular path. The piece of string is 0.735 m long and the ball makes 159 complete turns each minute. What is the ball's centripetal acceleration?

A boy swings a rubber ball attached to a string over his head in a horizontal, circular path. The piece of string is 0.735 m long and the ball makes 159 complete turns each minute. What is the ball's centripetal acceleration?

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An Introduction to Physical Science

14th Edition

ISBN:9781305079137

Author:James Shipman, Jerry D. Wilson, Charles A. Higgins, Omar Torres

Publisher:James Shipman, Jerry D. Wilson, Charles A. Higgins, Omar Torres

Chapter2: Motion

Section2.4: Acceleration In Uniform Circular Motion

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