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A ball is hung by a string from the ceiling of a car moving on a straight and smooth road. If the string is inclined towards the front side of the car making a small constant angle with the vertical, then the car is moving with

A

a)constant velocity

B

c) constant acceleration

C

c) constant retardation

D

d)increasing acceleration

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The correct Answer is:
C

We have, `tantheta=(a)/(g)`
`theta` is negative, i.e. a is retardation.
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