NEET Physics Question - Circular Motion - Kinematics of Circular Motion

Assertion (A): If a body is in state of uniform circular motion then its velocity and acceleration both are varying.

Reason (R): If magnitude of velocity is \(v\) and radius of uniform circular motion is \(r\) then magnitude of acceleration is \(v^2/r\).

Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)

Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)

(A) is true but (R) is false

Both (A) and (R) are false

Solution:

In uniform circular motion, speed is constant, but velocity (direction) and acceleration (direction) vary, making (A) true. Reason (R) gives the correct magnitude of centripetal acceleration \(a = v^2/r\), so (R) is true. However, (R) describes the magnitude, not why the vectors are varying, so it's not the correct explanation.

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Uniform Circular Motion Characteristics

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