A discus thrower moves the discus in a circle of radius 80.0 cm. At a certain instant, the thrower is spinning at an angular speed of 10.0 rad/s and the angular speed is increasing at 50.0 rad/s2 At this instant, find the tangential and centripetal components of the acceleration of the discus and the magnitude of the acceleration.

A discus thrower moves the discus in a circle of radius 80.0 cm. At a certain instant, the thrower is spinning at an angular speed of 10.0 rad/s and the angular speed is increasing at 50.0 rad/s2 At this instant, find the tangential and centripetal components of the acceleration of the discus and the magnitude of the acceleration.

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Chapter4: Motion In Two And Three Dimensions

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