A medical saw is rotating at a constant rate of 15 revolutions per second. If it has a radius of 12 cm, what is the centripetal acceleration at its rim? 1,064.8 m/sec2 2,700 m/sec2 1130.4 m/sec2 68.46 m/s2 None of the choices given.

A medical saw is rotating at a constant rate of 15 revolutions per second. If it has a radius of 12 cm, what is the centripetal acceleration at its rim? 1,064.8 m/sec2 2,700 m/sec2 1130.4 m/sec2 68.46 m/s2 None of the choices given.

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A particle, body, object or certain mass while travelling in a rotational path or semicircular path, experiences an inertia force. If that inertia force pulls the towards the inward of the imaginary circle in the rotation, it is termed as centripetal force.

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A medical saw is rotating at a constant rate of 15 revolutions per second. If it has a radius of 12 cm, what is the centripetal acceleration at
its rim?
1,064.8 m/sec2
2,700 m/sec2
1130.4 m/sec2
68.46 m/s2
None of the choices given.

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