Curvilinear Motion

Position vector: r

Velocity: v

Note: The velocity gets its direction from , and at the limit is tangent to the path of the particle. Therefore, velocity is always tangent to the path of the particle.

Speed: v=|v|

Acceleration: a

ã Mehrdad Negahban and the University of Nebraska, 1999-2000.

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