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Old 06-27-2006, 12:30 PM
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The centripetal force-the action-is balanced by a reaction force, the centrifugal ("center-fleeing") force, which acts not on the circling object but on the source of centripetal force, usually located at the circle's center. The two forces are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction.

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