PHYS 212 FOR SCI+ENG W/MAST PHYS >ICP<
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Chapter 4, Problem 12CQ
In uniform circular motion, which of the following quantities are constant: speed, instantaneous velocity, the tangential component of velocity, the radial component of acceleration, the tangential component of acceleration? Which of these quantities are zero throughout the motion?
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