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No. Acceleration is defined as the rate of change of velocity.
If velocity is constant, then its rate of change is zero.
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If we were to get really picky with our vectors we could say that an object could have constant velocity in the x-y plane and still accelerate in the z-axis.
Also a system of objects could have a net-velocity in 3-D space and still have a radial acceleration. A solar system traveling through space at constant velocity will have a radial acceleration, for each component part of the system, around the gravitational center of mass of the system.
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Where can you find Prentice hall physics answers?
can a body have zero velocity and still be accelerating
Can a body have constant speed and still be accelerating give example?
Yes. The simplest example is an object moving at a constant speed in a circle.
When can the equations of kinematics not be used?
Equations of kinematics or equations of motion can not be used when the body is not accelerating or is moving with a constant velocity.
When a body has velocity no constant has acceleration or no?
Yes. If a body has a constant velocity there is no acceleration, but if the velocity is changing there is acceleration present.
What are diifferent word for object?
a "body" "moving body" an "object" is moving with constant velocity. [OR] a "body" is moving with constant velocity.
Can a particle with zero acceleration spead up?
When it has zero acceleration, it is moving at a constant velocity. If you change that velocity then it is accelerating. Remember velocity is a constant speed in a given direction. If the direction changes, then its velocity is changing hence it is accelerating. That's why if you go round in a circle , e.g. a fairground ride, your velocity is changing, hence you are accelerating, and so feel as though you are going to be thrown outwards. Remember Sir Isaac Newton's three laws of Universal Dynamics. A body/mass will remain stationary or in uniform motion, unless acted upon by a force. Force is directly proportional to body/mass and acceleration. To every force there is an equal and opposite force.
What is the velocity in which the body covers equal displacements in equal intervals of ttime?
In that case, the velocity is said to be constant.
Can a body have a constant speed and still be accelerating?
Yes, unlike velocity which is a vector and has both magnitude and direction, speed is a scalar and lacks a fixed direction. Therefore you can have constant speed in a circular motion and a centrally directed acceleration which is equal too a=v2/r where v in this case would be speed not velocity. Any body that is constantly changing direction can have constant speed while being accelerated. The change in direction need not by circular, or uniform in any way.
Can a body have zero velocity and still be accelerating?
No. A velocity indicates a speed and direction. An acceleration is a change in speed or direction.
Can a body have constant velocity when it has constant speed?
Of course. In fact, in order to have constant velocity, it must have constant speed.What you really want to know: Can a body have changing velocity when it has constant speed ?The answer to that one is also "yes", for example when it is moving in a circle, the speed is constant but the velocity is changing all the time (in direction).
Can a body have constant speed and still have a varying velocity?
Yes, if you are going in a circle or otherwise changing direction.
Can a body have a constant velocity and still have a varying speed?
Yes, if you are going in a circle or otherwise changing direction.
