Q. The kinetic energy of a particle moving along a circle of radius depends on the distance covered. It is given as , where a is a constant. The force acting on the particle is

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Solution:

In non-uniform circular motion two forces will work on a particle and
So, the net force ... (i)
Centripetal force ... (ii)
Given
Again from


Tangential acceleration


and as...(iii)
Now on substituting value of and in Eq. (i) we get