Plane Curvilinear Motion - Choosing a Coordinate System - Conceptual Example 3.5-3

A car is traveling around a circular track and we are given the rate of increasing speed, the radius of the track and the car's velocity. We want to find the total acceleration.

Which coordinate system would you employ?

a) Rectangular coordinate system
b) Normal-tangential coordinate system
c) Polar coordinate system

A car is traveling around a circular track and we are given the rate of increasing angular position, the radius of the track and the car's velocity. We want to find the total acceleration.

Which coordinate system would you employ?

a) Rectangular coordinate system
b) Normal-tangential coordinate system
c) Polar coordinate system

A car is traveling around a circular track and we are given the radius of the track and the car's velocity as a function of time. We want to find the total acceleration.

Which coordinate system would you employ?

a) Rectangular coordinate system
b) Normal-tangential coordinate system
c) Polar coordinate system

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Plane Curvilinear Motion - Choosing a Coordinate System - Conceptual Example 3.5-3

Which coordinate system would you employ?

Which coordinate system would you employ?

Which coordinate system would you employ?