Question: how to find magnitude and direction of centripetal acceleration?
Answer: Centripetal acceleration ac is the acceleration experienced while in uniform circular motion. It always points toward the center of rotation. It is perpendicular to the linear velocity v and has the magnitude ac=v2r;ac=rω2 a c = v 2 r ; a c = r ω 2 .
The unit of centripetal acceleration is m/s2.