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Let's say you have a perfectly circular road around a point. A car is driving on...

Let's say you have a perfectly circular road around a point. A car is driving on this road and from above, the speed appears to be unchanging. The car is driving on this circular road without stopping.

a. Is the car moving at a constant speed?

b. Is the car moving at a constant velocity?

c. Is the car accelerating? (Going to need some explanation here)

d. Is acceleration constant?

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a) yes since speed is unchanging car is moving with constant speed

b) no since car is moving in a circle direction is changing continuously velocity is not constant

c) it is accelerating and that is towards center centripetal force should exist to allow a body to be in uniform circular motion since there is force there is acceleration towards center

d) a = v^2/r constant and towards center

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