How can circular motion be accelerated when speed is constant?
How can circular motion be accelerated when speed is constant?
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In uniform circular motion, we know that the speed is constant. But the velocity vector's direction continuously changes as the object moves in a circle. This continuous change in direction leads to an acceleration. In physics, we call that centripetal acceleration. This is always directed towards t
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