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A particle moving with uniform speed in a circular path maintains:

Asked in NEET 2024 · Relation between linear and angular motion

Answer: (4) Varying velocity and varying acceleration

Step-by-step solution

Idea: uniform speed means the magnitude of ⃗v is fixed; it says nothing about direction.

On a circle the velocity is tangential, so its direction changes from point to point: ⃗v varies.

The acceleration is centripetal, of magnitude (v²)/r directed at the centre, so its direction changes too: ⃗a varies.

Both the velocity and the acceleration therefore vary.

Why the other options are wrong

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