A particle is moving along a circular path with a constant speed of . What is the magnitude of the change in velocity of the particle, when it moves through an angle of around the centre of the circle?
- (A)
- (B)0
- (C)
- (D)✓ Correct
Answer: (D)
Solution
Speed stays constant, but velocity is a vector, so merely turning changes it. The initial and final velocity vectors have equal length and the angle between them equals the angle swept at the centre, so is the base of an isosceles triangle of equal sides , giving . With and , .
JEE Main · 2019 · 11 Jan 2019 · Shift 1 · Single correct option