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Is it possible to have an accelerated motion with a constant speed? Name such type of motion.


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Uniform circular motion

  1. The acceleration of a particle is said to be uniform if its velocity increases by an equal amount in equal intervals of time, however small these time intervals may be known as uniform accelerated motion.
  2. When a body is moving in a uniform circular motion, its speed remains the same or constant, but the direction of its velocity changes over time.
  3. Acceleration is defined as a change in the direction of a body's velocity over time. Acceleration of a particle is defined as the time rate of change of its velocity or change in velocity in unit time. As a result, a uniform circular motion is accelerated.
  4. The constant speed motion has a non-zero acceleration when the item is traveling in a rotational or circular motion.
  5. The object moving in a uniform circular motion does not have a zero acceleration.
  6. Diagram of circular motion

Thus, yes, It is possible to have an accelerated motion with a constant speed.


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