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How is uniform circular motion regarded as an accelerated motion?​

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Step-by-step explanation:

Uniform circular motion is accelerated because the velocity changes due to continuous change in the direction of motion. So, even when the body moves ta a constant speed, its velocity is not constant. Thus, for a body moving in a circular path at a constant speed, its velocity changes continuously

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When a body is describing a uniform circular motion , the speed of the body remains the same but the direction of motion of the body changes continuously with time . Since velocity is a vector quantity , the continuous change in the direction of motion of the body means the continuous change in velocity of the body with time . As the rate of change of velocity isacceleration , so a uniform circular motion is an accelerated motion .

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