Centripetal Acceleration UCM results in acceleration Magnitude a=v2/R =02R since v= OR Direction ( toward center of circle) Physics 121: Lecture 11, Pg 4Physics 121: Lecture 11, Pg 4 Centripetal Acceleration UCM results in acceleration: Magnitude: a = v2 / R =  R since v = R Direction: - r (toward center of circle) R a  ^