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Expert-verifiedAs a skater forms a circle, what force is responsible for making her turn? Use a free body diagram in your answer.
Centripetal force is responsible for the circular motion of the skater.
The centripetal force causes a body to follow a curved path. It always moves in the opposite direction of the body, towards the fixed point of the path's instantaneous centre of curvature.
The mass of the Skater is:
The velocity of the skater is:
The radius of the circle formed is:
The weight of the skater is:
The centripetal force is =
The free–body diagram when the skater forms a circle is shown below:
The expression for centripetal force is given as:
A centripetal force is force that is necessary to keep the skater in a circular motion. The centripetal force is always acting towards the centre of the radius of curvature.
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