A wheel is rotated about a horizontal axle at a constant angular speed. Next it is rotated in the opposite direction with the same angular speed. 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.
b. is in the opposite direction.
c. is upward.
d. is tangential to the wheel.
a
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