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A stone whirled in a horizontal circle of radius 2 m at 4 m/s has a centripetal acceleration of:

Answer: 8 m/s².

A 8 m/s²
B 2 m/s²
C 16 m/s²
D 4 m/s²

Correct answer: A. 8 m/s²

Explanation: a = v²/r = 16/2 = 8 m/s².

Projectile trajectories launched at 15, 30, 45, 60, 75 and 90 degrees at the same speed, each annotated with range R, maximum height H and time of flight T, with coloured dots marking equal time intervals

Projectiles at equal speed: range is maximum at 45°, and complementary angles (30° and 60°) share the same range. Image: Cmglee, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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A stone whirled in a horizontal circle of radius 2 m at 4 m/s has a centripetal acceleration of:

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