Physics A-Level
Tangential direction of velocity
What Tangential direction of velocity means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Tangential direction of velocity
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The direction of v is always tangent to the circle.
Topics that use Tangential direction of velocity
- Centripetal force (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Centripetal acceleration
- Centripetal force
- Difference between speed and velocity
- Newton's first law and inertia
- Relationship between linear and angular quantities
- Rigid-body rotation
- Vector nature of velocity and acceleration
- Centripetal acceleration magnitude and direction
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