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"Centripetal" is a term derived from the Latin words centrum (meaning "center") and petere (meaning "tend towards").

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The equation for centripetal force is:

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<math>F = m r \omega^2</math>

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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==

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*[http://www2.ignatius.edu/faculty/decarlo/Centripetal%20force.htm Notes from St. Ignatius High School].

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