An puck resting on an air hockey table is attached to a string and given an initial tangential push such that it travels in a circle at constant speed.
What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the puck (position is in meters and time is in seconds)? Start Help
1.5 m/s2.
See Giancoli-PA: 8-2, Giancoli-SE: 10-2.
Physlet problem authored by Wolfgang Christian.