Can an Object Move in a Circular Path Without Being Accelerated?

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Under what circumstances, if any, can an object move in a circular path without being accelerated?
 
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Under no circumstances. No acceleration means a net force of zero. Newton's 1st and 2nd Laws say that a particle not acted on by forces will move in a straight line.
 

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TL;DR Summary: I came across this question from a Sri Lankan A-level textbook. Question - An ice cube with a length of 10 cm is immersed in water at 0 °C. An observer observes the ice cube from the water, and it seems to be 7.75 cm long. If the refractive index of water is 4/3, find the height of the ice cube immersed in the water. I could not understand how the apparent height of the ice cube in the water depends on the height of the ice cube immersed in the water. Does anyone have an...
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