Final answer:
The bottommost point of a wheel during accelerated pure rolling has zero tangential acceleration due to the opposite forces of friction and internal forces within the wheel canceling out. This occurs even as the wheel itself accelerates, with friction enabling angular acceleration without slipping.
Step-by-step explanation:
In the context of accelerated pure rolling, the bottommost point of the wheel has zero tangential acceleration despite the ground applying friction.
This is because, while the wheel is accelerating, all the internal forces within the rigid body of the wheel - due to rigidity and the application of torque - act in such a way that they cancel out horizontally at the point of contact with the ground. The internal force distribution within the wheel ensures that the bottommost point has no tangential acceleration, as it is instantly balanced by the equal and opposite friction force applied by the ground.
When a car accelerates, the force of friction from the ground is what allows the wheel to gain angular acceleration without slipping. This force, combined with the rolling condition, ensures that the linear acceleration of the car's center of mass matches the angular acceleration around the wheel's axis times the wheel's radius.
Newton's second law, in its rotational form, states that the angular acceleration of a body is directly proportional to the net external torque and inversely proportional to its moment of inertia.
In cases where the car is moving at a constant velocity or is parked, no net force and no net torque mean no acceleration, but when accelerating, the picture changes, and we establish the frictional force as the cause of angular acceleration.