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Question
In which direction does the velocity of a body moving in a circular motion point?
- Towards the center of the path
- Tangential to the path
- Normal to the path
- None of the above
Hint:
Force is always perpendicular to velocity in circular motion.
The correct answer is: Tangential to the path
Here the correct option will be 'b' i.e; tangential to the path. We know that an object moving in a circular motion continuously changes its direction and its velocity is always tangential to the centripetal force acting on the body. Hence circular motion is always an accelerated motion.
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