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Chapter3: Orbits And Gravity

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Problem 22E: A body moves in a perfectly circular path at constant speed. Are there forces acting in such a...

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A particle, body, object or certain mass while travelling in a rotational path or semicircular path, experiences an inertia force. If that inertia force pulls the towards the inward of the imaginary circle in the rotation, it is termed as centripetal force.

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