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Objects moving along a circular path have a centripetal acceleration provided by a net force directed towards the center. Identify the force(s) providing the centripetal acceleration in each of these cases: (a) a planet in circular orbit around its sun; (b) a car going around an unbanked, circular turn; (c) a rock tied to a string and swung in a vertical circle, as it passes through its highest point; and (d) a dry sock in a clothes dryer as it spins in a horizontal circle.
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