Particle on Curved Path – Rankers Physics
Topic: Circular Motion
Subtopic: Uniform Circular Motion

Particle on Curved Path

Assertion (A): If a particle is moving on a curved path its \( \frac{d|\vec{v}|}{dt} \) may be zero.
Reason (R): A particle can move on curved path without any acceleration.
 
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:

For motion on a curved path, if the speed is constant, then \( \frac{d|\vec{v}|}{dt} = 0 \). So (A) is true. Curved path motion always requires a centripetal acceleration. Hence (R) is false.

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