Question

If the acceleration of the particle is constant in

magnitude but not in direction, then what type
path does the particle follow?​

Answer 1

Answer:

any path but without direction

Answer 2

acceleration depends upon Velocity (rate of change of Velocity) and velocity is a vector quantity...
thus it depends upon magnitude as well as direction.

That means if acceleration is constant then its velocity is changing uniformly with equal intervals of time. Now this can only happen when magnitude of velocity is increasing (since the body is accelerating) and not the direction because if direction changes then the direction of velocity also changes and hence the acceleration will not be constant....

So this contradicts the question because if direction changes then accelaration cannot be constant.


Hope it helps....