How to find the total acceleration (magnitude and direction) of a rotating disk?

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Homework Statement


A disk of radius 16 cm rotating around a fixed axis at its center is accelerated from rest to an angular velocity of +13rev/min in +0.27 rev.

(A )Find the angular acceleration (in rad/s^2), which is assumed to be constant, during this time interval.
(B) what is the total acceleration (magnitude and direction) of the particle located altho the end of this time interval

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The Attempt at a Solution


(a) after converting and using ωf^2 = ωi^2+2αΘ, i got α=0.546 rad/s^2

I don't know how to start (B). Can someone help me?
 
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Try rereading your course notes and thinking about what "acceleration" means, then having a go.
i.e. What are the different kinds of acceleration that you know about?
See if you can describe where you have a problem with the question.