As per your syllabus, the direction of the VELOCITY vector at any point on the circular path in UCM is which?
AAlong the radius outward
BAlong the centripetal acceleration
CTangent to the circle
DAlong the radius inward
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Tangent to the circle
Your syllabus: v is tangent to the path.
Perpendicular to position vector r.
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