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A body is travelling in a circle at a constant speed. It
PhysicsMotion In Two DimensionsBITSATBITSAT 2010
Options:
  • A has a constant velocity
  • B is not accelerated
  • C has an inward radial acceleration
  • D has an outward radial acceleration
Solution:
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The correct answer is: has an inward radial acceleration
Body moves with constant speed it means that tangential acceleration $\mathrm{a}_{\mathrm{T}}=0 \& \mathrm{conly}$ centripetal acceleration $\mathrm{a}_{\mathrm{C}}$ exists whose direction is always towards the centre or inward (along the radius of the circle).

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