Answer to Question #1718 in Mechanics | Relativity for Archith Satheesh

Question

When a girl on a swing reaches the lowest point, what will her tangential velocity and radial acceleration be? or will it be tangential acceleration and radial velocity?

Answer 1

Tangential velocity (v) as the radial velocity (v/R) and radial acceleration (v²/R) will be of maximum amplitude and tangential acceleration will be equal to zero.