A disc has an angular acceleration of 4 rad/s². What is the tangential acceleration of a point 0.25 m from its axis?
Correct answer D. 1 m/s²
Explanation
aₜ = rα = 0.25 × 4 = 1 m/s². Dividing α by r gives the wrong value of 16 m/s².
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