Is It Zero? Tangential and Centripetal Acceleration on a Rotating Disk

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rotating disk short question!

Homework Statement



If object is rotating on a disk with a constant angular speed, which of the following is zero?


the object's tangential acceleration

the object's centripetal acceleration

both (a) and (b) are zero

niether (a) or (b) are zero



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