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A body is rotating uniformly about a vertical axis fixed in an inertial frame. The resultant force on a particle of the body not on the axis is
(a) vertical
(b) horizontal and skew with the axis
(c) horizontal and intersecting the axis
(d) none of these.

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(c) horizontal and intersecting the axis

Because resultant force on a particle of the body rotating uniformly is always perpendicular to the rotation axis and pass through it.

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