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The component of the accelertion, parallel to the velocity of the particle, at the given instant is called

(a) radial component

(b) tangential component

(c) coriolis component

(d) none of the mentioned

I got this question in an internship interview.

Question is from Linear Velocity topic in portion Kinematics & Kinetics of Motion of Machine Kinematics

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The correct option is (b) tangential component

Easiest explanation: The centripetal or radial component, is perpendicular to the velocity of the particle at the given instant.

The tangential component, is parallel to the velocity of the particle at the given instant.

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