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OpenStudy (anonymous):

how does centripetal force involved in the operation of a washin machin? please help me with this. thank you

OpenStudy (anonymous):

|dw:1381069754284:dw| The velocity of a cloth at any instant is tangential to its path. a piece od cloth moving in a circular path has an acceleration towards the centre of the circle (washing machine) this is known as Centripetal acceleration. - since the clothes are attached to the base of the machine and the base is attached to the centre (motor) which provides the centripetal force.

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