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"Centripetal" is a term derived from the Latin words centrum (meaning "center") and petere (meaning "tend towards").
"Centripetal" is a term derived from the Latin words centrum (meaning "center") and petere (meaning "tend towards").
The equation for centripetal force is:
<math>F = m r \omega^2</math>
Where m is the mass of the rotating point mass, r is the radius is the radius of the path and omega is the angular velocity (in radians per second).
==References==
==References==
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*[http://www2.ignatius.edu/faculty/decarlo/Centripetal%20force.htm Notes from St. Ignatius High School].
[[Category:Mechanics]]
[[Category:Mechanics]]
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