Centripetal Acceleration

Introduction to Centripetal Acceleration Calculator

Centripetal acceleration is the acceleration of an object moving in a circle at a constant speed. The centripetal acceleration is directed towards the center of the circular path and is given by the formula a_c, which is equal to the square of the velocity v divided by the radius r of the circular path. This formula is derived from the centripetal force equation and Newton's second law.

Parameter usage:

• v = velocity of the object
• r = radius of the circular path

Output:

• ac = centripetal acceleration

Data validation

The velocity should be a positive number, and the radius should be a positive number and non-zero.

Summary

This calculator computes the centripetal acceleration of an object moving in a circular path given its velocity and the radius of the path.