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Assertion: The accelerated motion of an object may be due to change in magnitude of velocity or direction of velocity or both.

Reason: Acceleration can be produced only by change in the magnitude of the velocity.


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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 C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
Change in the direction of the velocity also produces acceleration as in the case of circular motion. The change in the magnitude or direction of the velocity or both can produce acceleration.


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