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

A

Will continue to move in the circular path

B

Will move along a straight line towards the center 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 circular path aways from the boy

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The correct Answer is:
C
In circular motion, the direction of velocity at a point is always along the tangent at that point. If string breaks, then the centripetal force acting on the stone becomes zero and it will move along a straight line tanential to circular parth.

where `V_(A),V_(B),V_(C),V_(D)` are the velocities point A,B,C,D in circular path.
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