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For a particle performing circular motion, when is its angular accelerate directed opposite to its angular velocity? -

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For a particle performing circular motion, when is its angular acceleration directed opposite to its angular velocity?

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If a particle is slowing down, so that its angular speed is decreasing over time, then its angular acceleration in circular motion is directed in the opposite direction of its angular velocity.

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