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The magnitude and direction of the acceleration of a body are constant. Will the path of the body necessarily be a straight line ?

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If the magnitude as wall as direction of the acceleration of a body is constant, then it is not necessary the the path of the body is a straight line.
Eg: In projectile motion, the projectile is under acceleration due to gravity which has constant magnitude `(9.8 m//s^(2))` and constant direction (vertically downward) . The path of projectile is parabolic and not a straight line.
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