L 18 : Kinematics of a particle moving on a curve
Suppose a particle is moving on a curve. Then its velocity is given by 
where 
represents the speed along the path and 
is the unit vector tangent to the path. The acceleration becomes
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Suppose a particle is moving on a curve. Then its velocity is given by |
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