A body moving in a circular path with a constant speed, it has constant

A body moving in a circular path with a constant speed, it has constant
  1. momentum
  2. kinetic energy
  3. acceleration
  4. velocity

Solution

We can see that direction of velocity and acceleration change continuously. $\therefore$ both are not constant. Momentum is $p=m \vec{v}$ which depends on velocity and changes with velocity. The only quantities, the speed $|\vec{v}|$ and the kinetic energy is $\frac{1}{2} m|\vec{v}|^2$ are constant during uniform circular motion. Therefore, the answer is kinetic energy. /

Asked in: MHT CET 2022 (10 Aug Shift 2)

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