The sense of tangential acceleration of a link
A)Is the same as that of velocity
B)Is opposite to the velocity
C)Could be either the same or opposite to velocity
D)Is always in a plane perpendicular to the plane of motion
E)None of the above

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Tangential acceleration of a link can either be in the same direction as the velocity (speeding up) or in the opposite direction (slowing down), depending on whether the link is accelerating or decelerating along its path of motion.

The Sense of Tangential Acceleration of a Link