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The concept of tangential acceleration
Tangential Acceleration Formula
\begin{array}{l}a_{t}=\frac{\Delta v}{\Delta t}\end{array}
Formula for Tangential Acceleration In Terms Of Distance
\begin{array}{l}a_{t}=\frac{\mathrm{d}^{2} s}{\mathrm{d} t^{2}}\end{array}
OR
\begin{array}{l}a_{t}=v.\frac{dv}{ds}\end{array}
Notations Used In The Formula
- at is the tangential acceleration
- Δv is the change in the angular velocity
- Δt is the change in time
- v is the linear velocity
- s is the distance covered
- t is the time taken