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Is the motion of a ceiling fan is different from the motion of a point on its blade? Explain.

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The overall motion of a fan is different from its blades alone.
Ceiling fans as a whole "rotate" on its axis, so we can say they are doing rotational motion, whereas a point on a fan blade move in a circle with a fixed radius from the centre; thus, it is undergoing circular motion.

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