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Why centripetal acceleration is also called as normal acceleration?

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Centripetal acceleration is the acceleration that causes an object to move along a circular path, or turn. Centripetal acceleration points radially inward from the object's position, making a right angle with the object's velocity vector. In fact, because of its direction, centripetal acceleration is also referred to as "radial" or "normal" acceleration.

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