If a constant magnitude net force continuously acts on a moving body strictly perpendicular to its direction of motion, the magnitude of the body's linear momentum remains constant while its direction of motion continuously changes.
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The statement is True. A net force directed perpendicular to velocity changes only the direction of motion, keeping speed and the magnitude of linear momentum constant.
The statement is true because a force perpendicular to displacement does zero work, preserving kinetic energy and speed. Because speed is unchanged, the scalar magnitude of momentum remains constant while its vector direction curves continuously.
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Vector nature of linear momentum and perpendicular force action