Q4Multiple choice
A boy is whirling a stone tied with a string in an horizontal circular path. If the string breaks, the stone
- (a)will continue to move in the circular path
- (b)will move along a straight line towards the centre of the circular path
- (c)will move along a straight line tangential to the circular path
- (d)will move along a straight line perpendicular to the circular path away from the boy
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(c) will move along a straight line tangential to the circular path