What Is Tangential Acceleration?

The acceleration along the tangent of the track when the mass moves in a curve is called tangential acceleration. Its value is the rate of change of linear velocity with time. When it is in the same direction as the linear velocity, the linear velocity of the particle will increase; when it is opposite to the linear velocity direction, the linear velocity of the particle will decrease. The combined vector of tangential acceleration and centripetal acceleration is the combined acceleration of curve motion.

Tangential acceleration

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Generally, a moving object is subject to more than one force. The direction of the combined force of these forces often has an angle with the instantaneous speed of the moving object.

Acceleration due to normal force. In circular motion, the normal acceleration is also called centripetal acceleration.