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line at increasing speeds, it is accelerating in the direction of travel. If the vehicle turns, an acceleration occurs toward the new direction and changes its motion vector. The component of acceleration of the vehicle in the direction of its velocity is called a linear acceleration or tangential acceleration, its effect being the passengers on board experience as a fictitious force pushing them back into or away from their seats. When changing direction, the component of the acceleration

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