This topic is apart of the HSC Physics syllabus Module 5: Advanced Mechanics.
Learn to investigate the orbital motion of planets and artificial satellites when applying the relationships between the following quantities:
- Centripetal force
- Centripetal acceleration
Centripetal Force & Acceleration
Centripetal Force is the forced direct towards the centre of the orbit. It is the following equation:
F = \frac{mv^2}{r}- F is the force
- m is the mass
- v is the velocity
- r is the radius
Centripetal Acceleration comes from equating the centripetal force to the regular force formula F =ma.
