If an object is being accelerated, can its velocity be constant?

Question

If an object is being accelerated, can its velocity be constant?

Answer 1

What no-one has mentioned so far, is that while the _velocity_ of an object can never be constant while that object is accelerating, the _speed_ of the object can be constant.

For example, a satellite in a circular orbit.

Answer 2

no.

Answer 3

no, acceleration is change in velocity with respect to time

a=dv/dt

Answer 4

No.

Acceleration is a change in velocity.

However, the opposite is true. Your velocity can be changing and your acceleration held constant if you are speeding up at the same rate in the same amount of time.

Answer 5

no, acceleration is the change in velocity over time

Answer 6

No. Acceleration changes the speed, and velocity is speed in a given direction. Because the speed changes, the velocity also changes.

Answer 7

no, acceleration is the increase of velocity.  The acceleration could be constant, or the velocity can be constant.  However, with acceleration, the velocity could not be constant.

Answer 8

no not possible

acceleration =dv/dt

if velocity is constant then acceleration=0