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A 1500kg car starts from rest and drives around a flat 50m-diameter circular track. The forward force provided by the car's drive wheels is a constant 1300N. What is the magnitude of the car's acceleration at t=11s?
Tangential acceleration is the rate of change of an object's tangential velocity. It measures how much an object's speed changes over time as it moves along a curved path.
The formula for tangential acceleration is a = r * α, where a is the tangential acceleration, r is the radius of the circular path, and α is the angular acceleration.
Tangential acceleration is the change in an object's linear speed, while centripetal acceleration is the change in an object's direction as it moves along a curved path. Both are necessary for circular motion.
Tangential acceleration can either increase or decrease an object's speed, depending on its direction. If the tangential acceleration is in the same direction as the object's velocity, it will speed up. If it is in the opposite direction, it will slow down.
Some examples of tangential acceleration include a car accelerating or decelerating around a curve, a roller coaster changing speed as it goes over hills and loops, and a satellite orbiting around the Earth at a constant speed.