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A body is moving in a circular path with a constant speed. It has

A constant velocity

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A constant acceleration

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An acceleration of constant magnitude

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An acceleration which varies with time in magnitude

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Solution

The correct option is C An acceleration of constant magnitude
$a_{c} = \frac{v^{2}}{r} \to c o n s t a n t$ in magnitude if $v$ is constant.

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Mark the correct statement(s)
(1) If speed of a body is varying, its velocity must be varying and it must have non-zero acceleration.

(2) If velocity of a body is varying, its speed must be varying.

(3) A body moving with varying velocity may have constant speed.

(4) A body moving with varying speed may have constant velocity, if its direction of motion remains constant.

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