Centripetal Force and Applications
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Centripetal Force and Applications

Students identify the physical forces providing the centripetal force in various contexts, such as banked curves and vertical circles. They analyze the dynamics of these systems.

MOE Syllabus Outcomes9749 LO 6(d) - Describe qualitatively motion in a curved path due to a perpendicular force9749 LO 6(e) - Solve problems using centripetal force equations

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Students identify the physical forces providing the centripetal force in various contexts, such as banked curves and vertical circles. They analyze the dynamics of these systems.

Key Questions

  1. What forces can act as a centripetal force?
  2. How do we analyze the motion of a car on a banked road?
  3. What happens to the normal force in a vertical circular loop?

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