Centripetal Force and Centrifugal Force
The component of force that acts on a body in curvilinear motion which coordinates towards the focal point of curvature or axis of rotation can be defined as Centripetal force. Whereas, centrifugal force is defined as the apparent force, equivalent and inverse to the centripetal force, draws a turning body away from the focal point of rotation, which is caused by the inertia of the body.
CONCEPTS
These forces have different concepts where one of the forces has the tendency for the objects in rotation to move inwards and another force would be vice versa. It might come as an astonishment to discover that there is no such thing as centrifugal force. There is only centripetal force and the inertia which
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However, this excludes the mass of the vehicle itself. Thus, highway departments post road signs which stated the speed at which vehicles ought to make the turn, but these signs do not need to include particular explanations with respect to the weight of given models.
REAL LIFE APPLICATION 2: ROLLER COASTER AND CENTRIPETAL FORCE
People ride roller coaster, that thrills has more to do with centripetal force than with pace. By the late twentieth century, roller coaster fit for the velocities above 144 kilometres per hour (km/h) or 90 miles per hour (MPH) started to show up in amusement parks, yet before that time, the actual speed of the roller coaster were not particularly impressive. The acceleration and centripetal force generates on the roller coasters are high, conveying on a feeling of weightlessness and some of the time the inverse of weightlessness that is memorable indeed.
The increase in ordinary force on a roller coaster can be attributed to acceleration and centripetal motion, which makes you encounter something that is other than gravity. Thus, at the top of a loop, you feel lighter than normal: it is similar to the “centrifugal force”, a matter of