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Grade 12th passOrganic Chemistry

Does the satelite has acceleration,that moves in the circular orbit around the earth at constant speed?

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7 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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7 Years ago
Acceleration depends on velocity. Velocity has magnitude and direction. Satellite is moving with uniform SPEED but it’s direction of motion is changing at each point. Hence velocity changes. If velocity is changing then it means the motion is accelerated. As by definition acceleration is rate of change of velocity.