Question #983f9
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Jan 21, 2018
Just that its velocity changes over time.
Explanation:
Because of the definition of velocity as a vector, this means that an object changing its speed (in a straight line) or its direction in space are both considered as accelerating.
A typical example would be a satellite in a circular orbit, its speed is constant (otherwise it would change altitude and approach towards or recede from the earth) but its direction is continually altering. As a result it is accelerating, so must be acted upon by a net force - gravity.
The same argument applies to spinning objects, the constituent parts must be subject to acceleration.
