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Official previous-year question

Verified 30 May 2026.

Question

A rigid body rotates about a fixed axis with constant angular velocity ω. The acceleration of any point on the body is

Options

  1. AZero
  2. BDirected towards the axis
  3. CDirected away from axis
  4. DTangential

Solution

Centripetal acceleration towards axis.

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