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If an object’s velocity is changing direction but not magnitude, what direction is the acceleration pointing?.
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If an object’s velocity is changing direction but not magnitude, what direction is the acceleration pointing?.

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Answer:

a = (v2 - v1) / t

If the velocity is changing but not the magnitude of speed then

the change in velocity is directed perpendicular to the current velocity of the object

(An example is an object undergoing uniform circular motion where the speed of the object around the circle is constant but the change in velocity is always directed toward the center of rotation)

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