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Centrifugal force acts radially inwards and bends the shaft.

(a) True

(b) False

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Right option is (b) False

The best explanation: We know that the centrifugal force exerted by the mass on the shaft, this centrifugal force acts radially outwards and thus produces bending moment on the shaft.

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