Modified Mastering Physics with Pearson eText -- Combo Access -- for Physics for Scientist and Engineers (18 week)

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ISBN: 9780137504299

Author: Douglas C. Giancoli

Publisher: Pearson Education (US)

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Chapter 5, Problem 71P

(III) An object of mass m is constrained to move in a circle of radius r. Its tangential acceleration as a function of time is given by a_tan = b + ct², where b and c are constants. If v = v₀ at t = 0, determine the tangential and radial components of the force, F_tan and F_R, acting on the object at any time t > 0.

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