A boy is whirling a stone tied to a string in a 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 centreof 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
Answer:C
A boy is whirling a stone tied to a string in a 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 centreof 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