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Rolling motion

Question

The point of contact of an object in pure rolling will have

Easy

A

zero acceleration
B

only centripetal acceleration
C

only tangential acceleration
D

both centripetal and tangential acceleration

Solution

For a body under pure rolling, the point of contact must be at instantaneous rest. So the only acceleration possible for that point is centripetal acceleration.

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