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∙ 11y agoNo, If a car moves around a circular race track with any constant speed, the acceleration is directed towards the centre. So it has a centripetal acceleration. The tangential acceleration would be irrelevant unless the car has an instantaneous tangential velocity of zero. Then the centripetal acceleration is zero. However, this would only exist for that small instant in time.
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∙ 11y agoIf an object follows a circular path, it must have a centripetal force on it to keep it moving in a circle. Centripetal means "toward the center of the circle". The force causes Centripetal acceleration toward the center witch is along the radius of the circular path. Tangential acceleration occurs at a Tangent to the circular path and is always perpendicular to the centripetal acceleration. Always perpendicular to the radius of the circle.
Because there is no tangential force acting on the object in uniform circular motion. The proof that there is no tangential component of acceleration is the fact that the tangential component of velocity is constant.
centripetal force is the acceleration in the circle
-- tangential speed -- angular velocity -- kinetic energy -- magnitude of momentum -- radius of the circle -- centripetal acceleration
That's called 'centripetal acceleration'. It's the result of the centripetal forceacting on the object on the curved path.
The body which is subjected to centripetal acceleration undergoes uniform circular motion.
a satellite in orbit; it is moving at constant speed but is accelerating outward in circular acceleration, balanced by gravity acceleration (centripetal force).
The centripetal acceleration is v2/r, directed toward the center of the circle..
It's called 'centripetal acceleration', whether or not the speed is constant or the path circular.
In circular motion the object travels in the circular trajectory because of the centripetal force exerted on it. Otherwise the velocity is always in tangential direction which means that stopping the centripetal force can send the object in a straight path.
It's called 'centripetal acceleration', whether or not the speed is constant or the path circular.
Answer Both refer to an object that is in a cirular motion. Radial Acceleration is a velocity change of the object as it moves away from the center of rotation. Tangential Velocity is a change of velocity of the object as it moves in a line that is tangential to the circular path it is moving.