Tangential acceleration - unknown term

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Homework Statement



A man walks steadily outwards on a turntable (radius r) with radial velocity v. The turntable rotates with angular velocity w and angular acceleration alpha (anti-clockwise). What is the tangential component of acceleration?

Homework Equations



radial acceleration = -rw^2
tangential acceleration = r*alpha

The Attempt at a Solution



The answer given for the tangential acceleration is (r*alpha)+(2wv)
I understand the r*alpha bit, but could someone please enlighten me as to what the 2wv part refers to?

Thanks very much

LC
 
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