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Read each statement below carefully and state, with reasons, if it is true or false:

a) The net acceleration of a particle in circular motion is always along the radius of the circle towards the centre. 

b) The velocity vector of a particle at a point is always along the tangent to the path of the particle at that point. 

c) The acceleration vector of a particle in uniform circular motion averaged over one cycle is a null vector.

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a) False

The net acceleration of a particle in circular motion is not always directed along the radius of the circle toward the centre. It happens only in the case of uniform circular motion.

b) True

At a point on a circular path, a particle appears to move tangentially to the circular path. Hence, the velocity vector of the particle is always along the tangent at a point.

c) True

In uniform circular motion (UCM), the direction of the acceleration vector points toward the centre of the circle. However, it constantly changes with time. The average of these vectors over one cycle is a null vector.

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