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Gió
Oct 18, 2016

Here you have to consider the vectorial characteristic of velocity!

Explanation:

In uniform circular motion velocity (which is a vector) is constant in MODULUS (say, 3ms) but changes continuously in DIRECTION!
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This change implies the presence of an acceleration we call CENTIPETAL (directed radially towards the center of the circular trajectory).

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