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Centripetal Acceleration Calculator

Acceleration toward the centre of a circular path.

Compute the centripetal acceleration of an object moving in a circle of radius r at speed v.

Daniel Oh By Daniel Oh
Reviewed by Dr. Helena Ortiz
Published Last reviewed 1 min read

Inputs

m/s
m

Results

Enter values and click Calculate to see results.
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How to use this calculator

  1. Fill in the inputs above using the units you already have.
  2. Values update automatically as you type — no submit button needed.
  3. Hover any result row for the underlying formula and intermediate values.

Formula

a = v² / r

In depth

Compute the centripetal acceleration of an object moving in a circle of radius r at speed v.