


While there may by more than one force acting upon the object, the vector sum of all of them should add up to the net force. The net force ( F net) acting upon an object moving in circular motion is directed inwards. The equation on the right (above) is derived from the equation on the left by the substitution of the expression for speed.

The acceleration of an object moving in a circle can be determined by either two of the following equations. The speed of an object moving in a circle is given by the following equation. These three quantities are speed, acceleration and force. There are three mathematical quantities that will be of primary interest to us as we analyze the motion of objects in circles.
