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A boy is whirling a stone tied with a string in a horizontal circular path. When the string breacks, the stone

A

Will move along a straight line towards the centre of the circular path .

B

Will move along a straight line perpendicular to the circular path away from the boy .

C

Will move along a straight line tengential to the circular path.

D

Will continue to move in circular path.

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C
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