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Yes, it is. Trajectory also depends of direction of acceleration, not only it's magnitude.

When you consider circular orbit, the agnitude of centripetal acceleration is constant, but the vector directions changes every moment to point constantly at the center.

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Can an object be accelerated if it is moving with constant speed if yes explain giving examples?

Yes, an object can be accelerated even if it is moving at a constant speed if the direction of its velocity changes. This change in velocity, even if the magnitude of speed remains constant, indicates acceleration. For example, if a car is moving around a circular track at a constant speed, its direction is changing constantly, resulting in acceleration.


Why is a person running around a circular track at a constant speed accelerating?

Even though the person is moving at a constant speed, they are changing direction constantly as they go around the track. Since acceleration is defined as any change in velocity, and velocity includes both speed and direction, the person running on a circular track is experiencing acceleration.


Why is a particle in uniform circular motion not moving at a constant speed?

Are you talking about the Illinois Particle accelerator? Well I think that it doesn't go at a constant speed but at a constant Acceleration, since it is accelerating and not staying at one speed is is therefor Constant Acceleration until they slowly work it up to almost the speed of light.


Can uniform velocity appear in circular motion?

No.. this is impossible. Velocity must have a constant direction and speed to remain constant, it may have a constant speed, but the direction in a circle constantly changes. If it suddenly were to have constant direction, then the motion would go off on a tangent.. making it linear motion, not circular. In circular motion, velocity constantly changes. Always.


Can an object be accelerated if it has a constant speed?

Yes. Acceleration means either speed or direction is changing. If direction is changing,then that's acceleration, even if speed is constant.

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When you go around a curve is your velocity changing?

Yes; although speed ( a scalar quantity) may be constant the velocity ( a vector with quantity and direction) is changing because the direction is changing


Can an object be accelerated if it is moving with constant speed if yes explain giving examples?

Yes, an object can be accelerated even if it is moving at a constant speed if the direction of its velocity changes. This change in velocity, even if the magnitude of speed remains constant, indicates acceleration. For example, if a car is moving around a circular track at a constant speed, its direction is changing constantly, resulting in acceleration.


Why is a person running around a circular track at a constant speed accelerating?

Even though the person is moving at a constant speed, they are changing direction constantly as they go around the track. Since acceleration is defined as any change in velocity, and velocity includes both speed and direction, the person running on a circular track is experiencing acceleration.


A merry-go-round horse moves at a constant speed but at a changing?

. . . velocity, because one of the components of velocityis the direction of the speed.


Why are you accelerating when you go around a corner at a constant speed?

Acceleration is any change in velocity. It could be a change in speed or direction. Technically, even slowing down is acceleration.


Why is a particle in uniform circular motion not moving at a constant speed?

Are you talking about the Illinois Particle accelerator? Well I think that it doesn't go at a constant speed but at a constant Acceleration, since it is accelerating and not staying at one speed is is therefor Constant Acceleration until they slowly work it up to almost the speed of light.


What is an velocity?

Velocity is the measure of increasing and decreasing speed. For example... on a velocity graph, if the object being measured is gradually getting faster the line will go up. If it is getting slower, it will go down, if it is staying at a constant speed, the line will be straight


Can uniform velocity appear in circular motion?

No.. this is impossible. Velocity must have a constant direction and speed to remain constant, it may have a constant speed, but the direction in a circle constantly changes. If it suddenly were to have constant direction, then the motion would go off on a tangent.. making it linear motion, not circular. In circular motion, velocity constantly changes. Always.


What might happen if you understeer going around a curve?

You may go off the road.


Driving around a curve what way the car want to go?

A curve to the left, the vehicle would go to the right with no steering. A curve to the right, the vehicle would go left with no steering. Because any object in motion will continue to go straight unless another force takes it in another direction.


Can an object be accelerated if it has a constant speed?

Yes. Acceleration means either speed or direction is changing. If direction is changing,then that's acceleration, even if speed is constant.


How far does a car go if it goes at a constant velocity of 15 meters per second for 4 seconds?

distance = velocity x time = 15 m/s x 4 s = 60 m