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OpenStudy (aravindg):

doubts on gravitation,mechanical properties etc

OpenStudy (aravindg):

HI THX FOR CMING ...i hav many doubts so pls stay k?

OpenStudy (turingtest):

Sure, I'll try

OpenStudy (aravindg):

wow thx

OpenStudy (aravindg):

xplain tangential acceleration and radial acceleration .how to find net acceleration?when are the cases when they become 0 alternatively?

OpenStudy (aravindg):

turing?

OpenStudy (turingtest):

|dw:1329408300806:dw|the terms are not quite what I'm used to, but radial acceleration is a result of the change in direction of the object:\[a=\frac{v^2}r\]it is because the motion vector changes that we get this acceleration (change in direction always means acceleration is happening) so if the object is moving in a straight line the radial acceleration (I call it centripetal acceleration) is zero

OpenStudy (turingtest):

this illustrate that the change in direction causes an acceleration because the velocity vector changes|dw:1329408593274:dw|As for tangential acceleration that is a result of the object speeding up or slowing down linearly. if, say, we have an object moving in a circular path we have\[a=\alpha r\]where alpha is the angular acceleration:\[\alpha=\frac{d\omega}{dt}\]So if the angular velocity is changing, the object is experiencing a tangential acceleration.

OpenStudy (aravindg):

k

OpenStudy (aravindg):

so radiall acc does not contribute to change in angular velocity?

OpenStudy (aravindg):

doubt 2:when an apple falls towards earth the earth moves up to meet the apple .is this true xplain?

OpenStudy (turingtest):

no radial acceleration happens just by virtue of the object turning, tangential means the object is actually speeding up along the direction of motion (circle, line, whatever) Last question: Yes this is true, because the all forces come in action-reaction pairs. Because the earth exerts a force (gravity) on the apple, the apple exerts a gravity force on the earth. The magnitudes of those forces are the same, therefor the earth doesn't move much, but it must theoretically move some.

OpenStudy (aravindg):

hey why does earth move less?

OpenStudy (turingtest):

because it is more massive, and\[F=ma\]m of the apple is small, and m of the earth is large, so the same force on the apple and earth will cause a much greater acceleration on the smaller mass (the apple) than the earth

OpenStudy (aravindg):

k so a body in uniform circular motion has 0 tangential acceleration?

OpenStudy (turingtest):

right

OpenStudy (aravindg):

do u know applications of modulus of elasticity?

OpenStudy (turingtest):

if v1=v2 from one point to the next we have 0 change in tangential velocity, which is tangential acceleration of 0|dw:1329409969038:dw|

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