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Assertion :Centripetal and centrifugal forces cancel each other. Reason: This is because they are always equal and opposite.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
No. Centripetal force and centrifugal force can't cancel each other because they both are same force depending upon the frame of reference. Basically centripetal force is acting on the body. As this centrifugal force is pseudo force and it acts to correct newton's second law of motion.


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