However, it really isn't needed. They may also instead refer to centripetal acceleration as the acceleration of an object moving in a circle. Most textbooks write it like this: ...

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Because of the circular shape of a Ferris wheel, the acceleration in this case is called centripetal acceleration, and its direction is always toward the center of the circle.

Can it be done? To find out, equate the force of gravity at a certain earth-satellite distance to the centripetal acceleration needed to keep it in orbit with a 24 hour period. Find where the ...

That's because its direction is constantly changing to point to the center of the circular path — a condition that's defined as centripetal acceleration, as expressed in the equation here.

That’s an acceleration of 1.8/114 = 0.016 m/sec/sec. Earth’s gravity is an acceleration of 9.8 m/sec/sec, so the ratio is about 0.0016. I rounded a bit in the numbers in the main text.

A different judge in the same court, U.S. District Judge Henry Morgan, had awarded Centripetal $2.75 billion in the case in 2020, marking the largest patent damages award in U.S. history.

The jury decision awarded Centripetal about $37.9 million for each of the four patents it found Palo Alto Networks had infringed. Palo Alto plans to seek relief through post-trial motions.

Centripetal has grown its presence in the networking market with introduction of its Threat Intelligence Gateway, RuleGATE. Centripetal, on its website, presents itself as “inventor of the first ...