What you say is correct. However, the force could by anything that acts along the path of the object, such as a jet engine or the oars of a rowboat.ace123 said:
Mr Noblet said:
Tangential acceleration is the rate of change of an object's tangential velocity, which is the velocity in the direction of the object's motion.
Tangential acceleration and centripetal acceleration are both components of the overall acceleration of an object in circular motion. While tangential acceleration is in the direction of the object's motion, centripetal acceleration is perpendicular to it and directed towards the center of the circular path.
Tangential acceleration can be calculated using the formula a = v^2/r, where a is the tangential acceleration, v is the tangential velocity, and r is the radius of the circular path.
The unit of measurement for tangential acceleration is meters per second squared (m/s^2).
Tangential acceleration can change the speed and direction of an object's motion. If the tangential acceleration is positive, the object's speed will increase, and if it is negative, the speed will decrease. Additionally, tangential acceleration can cause an object to change its direction of motion, as it is always perpendicular to the object's tangential velocity.