What is linear speed called when something moves in a circle?

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What is linear speed called when something moves in a circle?

2007-12-02 08:29:38 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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You might be thinking of the tangential velocity. At some instant there is a "linear" velocity, but the angular velocity is what is used to describe circular motion. Instead of the change in linear distance with respect to time it is the change in the radial angle with respect to time.

2007-12-02 09:06:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Speed - it's a scalar and doesn't depend on direction

2007-12-02 08:39:29 · answer #2 · answered by za 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

That would be called a "nonsensical question".

:-)

2007-12-02 08:34:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋