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11 years ago
Because if they're perpendicular, when you add them together the new velocity will be slightly larger than the original.
This is a complete oxymoron.
So tell me, what am I missing here?
Cuz they are perpendicular right? since acceleration points to the center of the circle and velocity is the tangent line.
WTF?
Is the definition of acceleration not (v2-v1)/t ?
Adding the acceleration vector to the velocity vector *is* supposed to give you the new velocity vector, isn't it?
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11 years ago
Apparently you are adding a velocity vector to an acceleration vector and expecting a velocity vector in return...
Centripetal acceleration is not caused by change in magnitude of tangential velocity rather its due to the continuous change of direction of tangential velocity.
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