| Solving for... |
Equation |
Breaking it down |
| Centripetal acceleration |
ac =
v sub t squared over r
vt2
r
|
- ac is acceleration
- vt2 is tangential velocity squared
- r is radius
|
| Velocity |
v = √acr |
- v is velocity
- ac is centripetal acceleration
- r is radius
|
| Radius |
r =
v squared over ac
v2
ac
|
- r is radius
- v2 is velocity squared
- ac is centripetal acceleration
|
| Circular velocity |
v =
2 pi r over T
2πr
T
|
- v is velocity
- r is radius
- T is period (in seconds)
|
| Radius |
r =
vT over 2 pi
vT
2π
|
- v is velocity
- r is radius
- T is period (in seconds)
|
| Period |
T =
2 pi r over V
2πr
V
|
- v is velocity
- r is radius
- T is period (in seconds)
|
| Force |
Fnet = m(
v sub t squared over r
vt2
r
) |
- Fnet is net force
- m is mass
- v is velocity
- r is radius
|