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Hey everyone I have a quick question about the centripetal force of a pendulum at its nadir. So, on TBR Physics Section V Passage I #7, it shows a diagram of a pendulum and at its lowest point, the centripetal force mv^2/r is in the same direction as gravity. Why is that? I thought the direction of the centripetal force is always inward along the radius vector. Thanks a lot.