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A thin circular disc is rolling with a uniform linear speed, along a straight path on a plane surface. Which of the following statement is correct in this regard?

(a) All points of the disc have the same velocity.

(b) The centre of the disc has zero acceleration.

(c) The centre of the disc has centrifugal acceleration.

(d) The point on the disc making contact with the plane surface has zero acceleration.

This question was posed to me in an international level competition.

My question is taken from Linear Velocity topic in division Kinematics & Kinetics of Motion of Machine Kinematics

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The correct answer is (b) The centre of the disc has zero acceleration.

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