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(i) Which of the following remains constant in uniform circular motion :Speed or Velocity or both?

(ii)Name the force required for uniform circular motion. State its Direction.

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Solution

1. Speed remains constant because the speed is the magnitude of the vector, velocity which is continuously changing.
2. The force required to keep a body in circular motion is centripetal force. It acts towards the centre, pulling the body.

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