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Question 30

A piece of stone attached to one end of a string is whirled round a horizontal circle and the string suddenly cuts. The stone will fly off in a direction __.

  • A.perpendicular to the circular path
  • B.parallel to the circular
  • C.tangential to the circular path
  • D.towards the centre of the circle
Objective

Question details

Exam body
NDA
Subject
Physics
Year
2016/2017
Question no.
#30
Type
Objective
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