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The net force causes an acceleration, but this does not necessarily cause a change in speed. In the case of uniform circular motion, the (centripetal) acceleration causes the object to change only its direction.
University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)
by Young, Hugh D.; Freedman, Roger A.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0321973615
ISBN 13:
978-0-32197-361-0
Chapter 5 - Applying Newton's Laws - Problems - Discussion Questions - Page 159: Q5.15
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