Assertion (A) The speed of a body in uniform circular motion is constant.Reason (R) In uniform circular motion, the acceleration of the body is constant.Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).(A) is true but (R) is false.(A) is false but (R) is true.
Question
Assertion (A) The speed of a body in uniform circular motion is constant.Reason (R) In uniform circular motion, the acceleration of the body is constant.Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).(A) is true but (R) is false.(A) is false but (R) is true.
Solution
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Explanation: (A) is true because in uniform circular motion, the speed of the body is constant. This means that the body covers equal distances in equal intervals of time along the circular path.
(R) is also true because in uniform circular motion, the body experiences a constant acceleration towards the center of the circular path. This is known as centripetal acceleration.
However, (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). The reason the speed of the body is constant in uniform circular motion is not because the acceleration is constant, but because the net force acting on the body is perpendicular to the velocity of the body, changing the direction of the body's motion without changing its speed.
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