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AP Physics C: Mechanics
1.5 Motion in Two or Three Dimensions
1.2 Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration
1.1 Scalars and Vectors
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Unit vectors \(\hat{e}_1\) and \(\hat{e}_2\) separated by angle \(\theta\) and particle path.
Unit vectors \(\hat{e}_1\) and \(\hat{e}_2\) separated by angle \(\theta\) and particle path.
A particle moves in a plane such that its position vector \(\vec{r}(t)\) as a function of time \(t\) is given by

\[\vec{r}(t) = b t^2\,\hat{e}_1 + c t\,\hat{e}_2\]

where \(b\) and \(c\) are positive constants, and \(\hat{e}_1\) and \(\hat{e}_2\) are fixed unit vectors in the plane separated by a constant angle \(\theta\) (where \(0 < \theta < \pi\)). Which of the following expressions represents the tangential acceleration \(a_t(t) = \dfrac{dv}{dt}\) of the particle as a function of time \(t\)?

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