Two bodies of equal mass are moving in circular paths at equal speed. The first body moves in a circle whose radius is twice as great as that of the second. The ratio of the centripetal or radial acceleration of the first body to that of the second is: w) 1 to 4 x) 1 to 3 y) 1 to 2 z) 1 to 1

Two bodies of equal mass are moving in circular paths at equal speed. The first body moves in a circle whose radius is twice as great as that of the second. The ratio of the centripetal or radial acceleration of the first body to that of the second is: w) 1 to 4 x) 1 to 3 y) 1 to 2 z) 1 to 1
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