Radial & Tangential Acceleration for Non Uniform Circular Motion
When a partic...
Question
When a particle moves in a circle with a uniform speed
(a) its velocity and acceleration are both constant
(b) its velocity is constant but the acceleration changes
(c) its acceleration is constant but the velocity changes
(d) its velocity and acceleration both change.
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Solution
(d) its velocity and acceleration both change.
In a circular motion, the direction of particle changes. Therefore, velocity, being a vector quantity, also changes. As the velocity changes, acceleration also changes.