Browse by Stream
QnA
Home
QnA
Go To Your Study Dashboard

Get Answers to all your Questions

header-bg qa
  • Home
  • School
  • The position vector of a particle in a circular motion about the origin sweeps out equal area in equal time. Its: a)velocity remains constant b)speed remains constant c)acceleration remains constant d)tangential acceleration remains constant

The position vector of a particle in a circular motion about the origin sweeps out equal area in equal time. Its: a)velocity remains constant b)speed remains constant c)acceleration remains constant d)tangential acceleration remains constant

Answers (1)

As the particle is in circular motion, the direction of its velocity changes continuously and so does the total acceleration. So the option A is not correct.

To cover equal area in equal time, particle will have to move with constant speed because if it increases its speed, area swept will be larger than the area swept in the previous time period. So the option B is right.

Since the speed is constant, its tangential acceleration is equal to zero (a constant). So the option 'D' is also right. Total acceleration, however, does not remain constant.

Posted by

shubham.krishnan

View full answer

Similar Questions

Latest Question