Acceleration perpendicular to gravity?

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The discussion centers on finding the acceleration perpendicular to gravity, specifically in the context of a car's motion. Participants emphasize that without knowing additional parameters, such as the car's velocity or the number of wheel turns, it is challenging to determine horizontal acceleration. The original poster mentions having the weight of the car, the acceleration due to gravity, and the time of acceleration, but lacks sufficient information to solve the problem. A suggestion is made to reframe the inquiry in a homework forum for better guidance. The thread concludes with a closure remark indicating the need for more structured information.
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Hey guys,
Is there an equation for finding the acceleration perpendicular to gravity?
 
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F=ma, right? F is a vector, so if you want the acceleration perpendicular to the force of gravity then use the component(s) of F that are perpendicular to gravity.
 
What if only know the length of one side and only angle of the right angle? Which is 90 degrees. I'm not sure how to find it don't know one of the other angles.
 
smiddleton said:
What if only know the length of one side and only angle of the right angle? Which is 90 degrees. I'm not sure how to find it don't know one of the other angles.
If all you know is the weight of the car and the acceleration of gravity, you cannot tell how hard the driver is pressing down on the accelerator.

So... what is it that you do know?
 
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smiddleton said:
What if only know the length of one side

Which length are you talking about?
 
I know the accelration due to gravity. I know the weight of the car. I know how long it is accelerating for, time in seconds, and I know the circumference of the wheels. I do not know velocity or acceleration of the car. But I do have a minimum and a maximum value for velocity of the car. So the values I am trying to find are between the min and max velocity, if that helps.
 
smiddleton said:
I know the accelration due to gravity. I know the weight of the car. I know how long it is accelerating for, time in seconds, and I know the circumference of the wheels. I do not know velocity or acceleration of the car. But I do have a minimum and a maximum value for velocity of the car. So the values I am trying to find are between the min and max velocity, if that helps.
So you are talking about a car accelerating for sometime?

The information you provided is still not sufficient for finding the acceleration of it horizontally.Do you know the number of turns of the wheel per second?
 
smiddleton said:
I know the accelration due to gravity. I know the weight of the car. I know how long it is accelerating for, time in seconds, and I know the circumference of the wheels. I do not know velocity or acceleration of the car. But I do have a minimum and a maximum value for velocity of the car. So the values I am trying to find are between the min and max velocity, if that helps.

This sounds, smells, and quacks like a HW/Coursework problem. Rather than give annoying bits and pieces of the problem, please redo this in the HW/Coursework forum and follow the rules and template of that forum.

Thread closed.

Zz.
 

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