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 will move along a straight line perpendicular to the circular path away from the boy
ScienceClass 9CBSEAnswered 27 Mar 2026
Answer
- Soln:
Answer is (c) will move along a straight line tangential to the circular path
Explanation:
At any instance of time object in circular motion tend to be in rectilinear motion. Object keeps on moving due to centripetal force and it moves along a straight line tangential to the circular path when strings breaks.
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