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blueblast
What is the difference between tangential and linear acceleration of a circular object (let's say a ball)? Also, how does the torque contribute to linear acceleration?
Not much.BvU said:What did you find during your quest on the net ?
Is an answer to the question how much did you find...", not to the question "what did you find" ...blueblast said:Not much.
Tangential acceleration is the rate of change of an object's tangential velocity. It is a measure of how quickly an object's speed is changing in a circular motion.
Tangential acceleration and linear acceleration are different because tangential acceleration only measures the change in speed in a circular motion, while linear acceleration measures the change in speed in a straight line.
Some examples of tangential acceleration in everyday life include the acceleration of a car going around a curve, the acceleration of a spinning top, and the acceleration of a roller coaster going around a loop.
Torque is a measure of the force that causes an object to rotate. It is related to tangential acceleration because it is necessary for an object to have torque in order to have tangential acceleration. Linear acceleration is not directly related to torque.
Tangential acceleration can be calculated using the formula a = v^2/r, where a is tangential acceleration, v is tangential velocity, and r is the radius of the circular motion. Linear acceleration can be calculated using the formula a = Δv/Δt, where a is linear acceleration, Δv is the change in velocity, and Δt is the change in time. Torque can be calculated using the formula τ = rFsinθ, where τ is torque, r is the distance from the axis of rotation to the point where the force is applied, F is the force applied, and θ is the angle between the force and the lever arm.