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For a particle in uniform circular motion, the acceleration\[\overrightarrow{a}\]at a point\[P(R,\text{ }\theta )\]on the circle of radius R is (Here\[\theta \]is measured from the x-axis)       AIEEE  Solved  Paper-2010

A) \[\frac{{{v}^{2}}}{R}\hat{i}+\frac{{{v}^{2}}}{R}\hat{j}\]  

B)        \[-\frac{{{v}^{2}}}{R}\cos \theta \hat{i}+\frac{{{v}^{2}}}{R}\sin \theta \hat{j}\]

C) \[-\frac{{{v}^{2}}}{R}sin\theta \hat{i}+\frac{{{v}^{2}}}{R}\cos \theta \hat{j}\]     

D) \[-\frac{{{v}^{2}}}{R}\cos \theta \hat{i}-\frac{{{v}^{2}}}{R}sin\theta \hat{j}\]

Correct Answer: D

Solution :

  \[\overrightarrow{a}={{a}_{c}}\cos \theta (-\hat{i})+{{a}_{c}}\sin \theta (-\hat{j})\] \[\overrightarrow{a}=-\frac{{{V}^{2}}}{R}\cos \theta \hat{i}-\frac{{{V}^{2}}}{R}\sin \theta \hat{j}\]