In a horizontal engine, reciprocating parts are accelerated when the piston moves from _______
(a) TDC to BDC
(b) BDC to TDC
(c) Midway to TDC
(d) BDC to midway
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My question is from Forces on the Reciprocating Parts of an Engine Neglecting Weight of the Connecting Rod in chapter Inertia Forces in Reciprocating Parts of Machine Dynamics