A wheel of radius 0.5 m rotates with a constant angular speed about an axis perpendicular to its center. A point on the wheel that is 0.2 m from the center has a tangential speed of 2 m/s.
-Determine the tangential acceleration of the point that is 0.2 m from the center.

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Since the wheel rotates with a constant angular speed, there is no change in the tangential speed of the point, resulting in zero tangential acceleration.

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