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(a) How does a centripetal force differ from a centrifugal force with reference to the direction in which they act?
(b) Is centrifugal force the force of reaction of the centripetal force?
( c) compare the magnitudes of centripetal and centrifugal force.

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(a) They act in opposite directions (b) No ( c) `1:1`
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