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Statement -A: The net acceleration of a particle in circular motion is always along the radius of the circle towards the centre.
Statement -B: The velocity vector of a particle at a point is always along the tangent to the path of the particle at that point.

A

A only true

B

B only true

C

Both A & B are true

D

Both A & B are false

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