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How do you find the Magnitude of tangential acceleration if you have uniform circular motion? I know the formula for Tangential Acceleration; however I have no clue how to apply it to determine the Magnitude?
student 1 said:How do you find the Magnitude of tangential acceleration if you have uniform circular motion? I know the formula for Tangential Acceleration; however I have no clue how to apply it to determine the Magnitude?
Do you mean centripetal acceleration? If something is performing uniform circular motion, its tangential acceleration is zero. Or do you mean non-uniform circular motion, which will have a tangential component of acceleration?student 1 said:How do you find the Magnitude of tangential acceleration if you have uniform circular motion? I know the formula for Tangential Acceleration; however I have no clue how to apply it to determine the Magnitude?
OK, where v is the speed, not the velocity vector. For uniform circular motion, dv/dt = 0.student 1 said:Im suppose to use At=[dv/dt].
Tangential acceleration is the rate of change of an object's tangential velocity in uniform motion. It is the acceleration that is parallel to the direction of motion and is caused by a change in speed.
Tangential acceleration (at) can be calculated using the formula at = vt / t, where vt is the tangential velocity and t is the time interval.
Yes, tangential acceleration can be negative. A negative tangential acceleration indicates that the object is slowing down or changing direction, while a positive tangential acceleration means that the object is speeding up or maintaining a constant speed in a straight line.
Tangential acceleration and centripetal acceleration are closely related in uniform circular motion. Tangential acceleration is the component of acceleration that is tangent to the circular path, while centripetal acceleration is the component of acceleration that is directed towards the center of the circle. Both are needed to keep an object in circular motion.
Some examples of tangential acceleration in uniform motion include a car accelerating on a straight road, a roller coaster moving along a circular track, and a satellite orbiting around the Earth.