Define the term centripetal force

      

Define the term centripetal force.

  

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Mutiso
This is a force which acts on a body by directing the body towards its centre. Since the direction is continuously changing, the velocity therefore cannot be constant.
Mutiso answered the question on October 16, 2018 at 05:48


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