A wheel is rotated about a horizontal axle at a constant angular rate. Next, it is rotated in the opposite direction with the same angular rate. The acceleration at a point on the top of the wheel in the second case as compared to the acceleration in the first case:

a. is in the same direction.
c. is upward. b. is in the opposite direction.
d. is tangential to the wheel.


A

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