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RaamGeneral
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Hello.
Sorry for this very silly question, but I struggled myself too long on this (it was on the test and fortunataly I could answer correctly, but have not understood how to solve that).
I know a particle, in a certain instant, has position ##(x_0,y_0,z_0)##
I know the velocity magnitude ##\vec{v} = v_p \hat{\tau}##
where tau is the tangent unit vector.
And I know also the acceleration vector:
##\vec{a}=a_0\hat{x}+a_0\hat{y}##I have to find the tangential and centripetal acceleration of the particle at that instant.Thanks.
Sorry for this very silly question, but I struggled myself too long on this (it was on the test and fortunataly I could answer correctly, but have not understood how to solve that).
I know a particle, in a certain instant, has position ##(x_0,y_0,z_0)##
I know the velocity magnitude ##\vec{v} = v_p \hat{\tau}##
where tau is the tangent unit vector.
And I know also the acceleration vector:
##\vec{a}=a_0\hat{x}+a_0\hat{y}##I have to find the tangential and centripetal acceleration of the particle at that instant.Thanks.