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MHT CET · Physics · Motion In Two Dimensions

A particle is moving along the circular path with constant speed and centripetal acceleration ' \(a\) '. If the speed is doubled, the ratio of its acceleration after and before the change is

  1. A 3:1
  2. B 1:4
  3. C 2:1
  4. D 4:1
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(D) 4:1

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Centripetal acceleration is given by
\(\begin{aligned}
& \mathrm{a}=\frac{\mathrm{v}^2}{\mathrm{r}} \therefore \mathrm{a} \propto \mathrm{v}^2 \\
& \therefore \frac{\mathrm{a}_2}{\mathrm{a}_1}=\left(\frac{\mathrm{v}_2}{\mathrm{v}_1}\right)^2=(2)^2=4
\end{aligned}\)
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