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Grade 11General Physics

When is accelaration perpendicular to velocityAnd when it is parallel to velocity

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9 Years agoGrade 11
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Acceleration is perpendicular to velocity when object performs circular motion as here centripetal acceleration is directed radialy and is tangential to velocity. Acceleration is parallel to velocity during simple straight line motion. Hope it helps.