According to Newton’s first law of motion, there can be no acceleration without a net force. So there has to be___

a tangential force associated with the circular motion

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a vertical force associated with the circular motion

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a force associated with the uniform circular motion and is directed towards the centre

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a force associated with the translational motion and is directed towards the centre

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a force associated with the uniform circular motion and is directed towards the centre

According to Newton’s first law of motion, there can be no acceleration without a net force. So there must be a force associated with the circular motion and is directed towards the center. It is known as a centripetal force. Apart from this, a body will have tangential acceleration because of velocity and helps in changing its direction at each instant.

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