The force which acts along the radius of a circle and directed away from the centre of the circle is called centrifugal force

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• The centre of gravity of a hemisphere lies at a distance of 3r / 8 from its base measured along the vertical radius.
• The moment of inertia of a thin disc of mass m and radius r, about an axis through its centre of gravity and perpendicular to the plane of the disc is
• The rate of change of momentum is directly proportional to the impressed force, and takes place in the same direction in which the force acts. This statement is known as
• The linear acceleration (a) of a body rotating along a circular path of radius (r) with an angular acceleration of ? rad / s2, is
• The linear velocity of a body rotating at ? rad / s along a circular path of radius r is given by
• The centre of percussion is below the centre of gravity of the body and is at a distance equal to
• The centre of oscillation and centre of suspension for a compound pendulum are interchangeable.
• The centre of gravity of a semi-circle lies at a distance of