A particle moves in a circular path of radius r with speed v. It then increases its speed to 2v while traveling along the same circular path. The centripetal acceleration of the particle has changed by a factor of –
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Because the centripetal acceleration is proportional to the square of the speed, doubling the
speed increases the acceleration by a factor of 4.
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