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Find the centripetal acceleration at the top of a test tube in a centrifuge, given that the top is 4.9 cm from the axis of rotation and that its linear speed is 84 m/s.
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a = v^2/r
where a is the centripetal acceleration, v=linear speed and r is the radius of the circle.

a= [(84)^2/(4.9/100)]ms^(-2)
a=144000ms^(-2)
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