Homework Help: Physics

Posted by Tammy on Friday, February 11, 2011 at 11:56pm.

A ball traveling in a circle with a constant speed of 8 m/s has a centripetal acceleration of 5 m.s^. What is the radius of the circle?

Physics - drwls, Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 1:12am
acceleration a = V^2/R

5 = 8^2/R

Solve for R in meters

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