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The term centripetal acceleration was proposed by

A

Huygens

B

Kepler

C

Newton

D

Galileo

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C
The term centripetal acceleration was proposed by Newton.
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  • Centripetal acceleration is

    A
    a constant vector
    B
    a constant scalar
    C
    a magnitude changing vector
    D
    not a constant vector

  • The centripetal acceleration is given by

    A
    `v2//r`
    B
    v2r
    C
    vr
    D
    `v//r`

  • In the above problem, the centripetal acceleration experienced by the bob will be

    A
    `17.3 m//s^(2)`
    B
    `5.8 m//s^(2)`
    C
    `10 m//s^(2)`
    D
    `5 m//s`

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