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Proof of centripetal acceleration formula ($a_c = v^2/r$) for non-uniform circular motion
The formula for centripetal (radial) acceleration is well known, and there exist many proofs for it: $$||a_c|| = \frac{||v||^2}{r}$$
However, all the proofs I've seen rely on the fact that it is ...
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