Exhibit 4-2
Newton approximated motion in a circle as a series of linear motions, as in the polygon below.
Assume that the particle moves at constant speed vA from A to B, and at constant speed vB from B to C.
Use this exhibit to answer the following question(s).
Refer to Exhibit 4-2. The direction of the change in velocity,
, at point B, is shown by the arrow ina.
c
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