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Yes a body can have both a uniform speed and an acceleration. This is because speed is a scalar quantity, meaning it does not depend on direction. Acceleration is a vector quantity, meaning it does depend on direction.
This means that when you are changing direction you are accelerating in that direction. During this time your speed may remain constant. Think about taking a turn in a car. You can put on enough gas to keep you at 20 mph but you are still changing direction so you are accelerating.
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What will be acceleration of a car moving in a circular motion with constant speed.?
If body is moving in a circle with uniform or constant speed its acceleration will be uniform as velocity i.e. to say direction is changing at every point.
Under what conditions is it possible to have a constant speed yet a nonzero acceleration?
A body can have a constant speed yet a nonzero acceleration when it is in a circular motion because though it is having a constant speed but the direction in which it is moving keeps changing at each instance and since acceleration is a vector quantity,it becomes non-zero.
Examples of constant speed but changing acceleration?
A body moving with constant speed in a circular path has acceleration changing at every point.
Is it possible for a body to have an acceleration when moving with constant speed explain?
Yes, it's acceleration will be zero because the velocity isn't changing, but it has an acceleration. Think of it in terms of integration and derivation. Acceleration is the derivative of velocity, so if velocity is a constant number the acceleration must be zero.Generally if value of acceleration is "zero", we consider it to mean that there is NO acceleration. The question that was actually answered above was "Can acceleration be DEFINED fora body moving at constant speed?"It is possible for an object to be moving at a constant angular speed and yet have an effective acceleration in a tangential direction.===========================================Both of you guys are missing the most important point here, with the resultthat you have to twist your own arm almost to the point of dislocation in orderto state an answer.The essential underlying consideration is that, contrary to popular misconception,"acceleration" does not mean 'speeding up', or even 'changing speed'. It means"change in velocity", and "velocity" means "speed anddirection". If either speedor direction change, then that means there is 'acceleration'.The answer to the question is simple, and almost entirely non-technical. It is:"Yes, because 'acceleration' means change of either speed or direction. So, ifthe direction of the body's motion is changing, then the body has acceleration,even if its speed is constant."
What can you say about the motion of a body if its distance-time graph is a straight line?
It is moving at a constant speed with no acceleration nor decceleration
What is acceleration of body having uniform motion?
"Uniform motion" means speed isn't changing and direction of motion isn't changing. That's a pretty good descriptive definition of "zero acceleration".
When a body move in uniform motion why and how its acceleration is constant or equal to zero?
'Acceleration' means any change in speed or direction of motion.'Uniform' motion means no change in speed or direction.
What will be acceleration of a car moving in a circular motion with constant speed.?
If body is moving in a circle with uniform or constant speed its acceleration will be uniform as velocity i.e. to say direction is changing at every point.
When will you say a body is in uniform acceleration non uniform acceleration?
Uniform (or constant) acceleration means that the acceleration doesn't change over time.
Why the velocity and acceleration of body moving with uniform speed in circular path will be mutually perpendicular?
as direction is changing
What is the value of acceleration when a body moves uniformly?
When a body moves with uniform, its acceleration is is constant if v(m/s) t(s) a(m/s2) 4 1 0 8 2 4 12 3 4 16 4 4 (8-4/1)=4 12-8/1=4 hence acceleration is constant.
When will you say a body is in uniform acceleration?
uniform acceleration mean that the acceleration doesn't change over the course of time of the time considered for a certain
When will you say a body is in 1 uniform acceleration 2 non uniform acceleration?
Uniform acceleration means that the acceleration doesn't change over the course of time (of the time considered for a certain problem, at least).
Why is the body moving with a uniform velocity is zero?
The body is not zero, but the sum of all forces on it is. -- "Uniform velocity" means no acceleration. -- Acceleration is force/mass . -- If acceleration is zero, that's an indication that force must be zero.
If a body is acted by a constant force the body will have uniform?
"acceleration"
What is the difference between uniform acceleration and constant acceleration?
Gravitational acceleration is defined as the acceleration of an object caused by the force of gravitation, where all small bodies accelerate in a gravitational field at the same rate relative to the center of mass. Uniform linear acceleration is when a body moves in a straight line and accelerates at a constant rate, and the body is said to have a uniformly accelerated linear motion.
Cite some situations where in a body is moving with uniform acceleration?
An object falling from height falls down with uniform acceleration as gravitational force is constantly acting on the object and increases the speed of the object uniformly. Second situation in witch you may get it when you start a non gear scooter and slowly go on increasing the speed. Of course this is subjective and pure uniform acceleration can be achieved very rarely but this is how it can be explained most easily.
