Tarzan swings through the jungle by hanging from a vine. At the lowest point of a swing, Tarzan's acceleration is....
A. zero
B. not zero
C. one cannot be sure whether it's zero or not zero without additional information.
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B. not zero
Tarzan maintains some centripetal acceleration through the movement. At the lowest point of a swing, his acceleration is pointed upwards due to his centripetal acceleration, and so Tarzan has some acceleration upwards (in the y-direction).
Tarzan maintains some centripetal acceleration through the movement. At the lowest point of a swing, his acceleration is pointed upwards due to his centripetal acceleration, and so Tarzan has some acceleration upwards (in the y-direction).