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The term centripetal acceleration was pr...

The term centripetal acceleration was proposed by

A

Huygens

B

Kepler

C

Newton

D

Galileo

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Knowledge Check

  • Centripetal acceleration is

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

  • The dimensions of centripetal acceleration is

    A
    `L^(2)//T^(2)`
    B
    `L^(2)//T`
    C
    `L//T^(-2)`
    D
    `1//T^(2)`

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