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In my derivation for the tangential normal expression for an acceleration vector, I got that acceleration equals:

\(\vec{a}(t) = |\vec{v}|' \cdot \hat{T} + |\vec{v}| \cdot \hat{T}' \)

 

However, I also learned it can be expressed as:

\(\vec{a} = |\vec{v}\,'| \cdot \hat{T} + \kappa |\vec{v}|^2 \cdot \hat{N} \)

 

How are these two expressions the same? I especially don't understand how \(\kappa |\vec{v}|^2 \cdot \hat{N}\) is equal to \( |\vec{v}| \cdot \hat{T}'\)?

Someone please explain this, thanks in advance

 
 Jul 6, 2025

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