The Physics of Everyday Phenomena
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ISBN: 9780073513904
Author: W. Thomas Griffith, Juliet Brosing Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 5, Problem 6CQ
A ball on the end of a string is whirled with constant speed in a counterclockwise horizontal circle. At point A in the circle, the string breaks. Which of the curves sketched in the diagram most accurately represents the path that the ball will take after the string breaks (as seen from above)? Explain.
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