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The speed of a particle moving in a circle is increasing. The dot product of its acceleration and velocity is

a
negative
b
zero
c
positive
d
may be positive or negative

detailed solution

Correct option is C

Speed of particle is increasing due to tangential component of acceleration. Hence, dot product of a and v is positive.

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