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Hi
I have some confusion with circular motions. I know centripetal force acts on the object towards the center of a circle, but where does centrifugal force (the reaction force to centripetal force) act from? Does it act from the center of the object or the center of the circle?
Also I'm wondering if anyone can explain how something orbiting a planet escapes the orbit using circular motion concepts.
Thanks for any help that you can provide
I have some confusion with circular motions. I know centripetal force acts on the object towards the center of a circle, but where does centrifugal force (the reaction force to centripetal force) act from? Does it act from the center of the object or the center of the circle?
Also I'm wondering if anyone can explain how something orbiting a planet escapes the orbit using circular motion concepts.
Thanks for any help that you can provide