An Iceboat Is Traveling in a Circle on the Ice

question 51

Multiple Choice

An iceboat is traveling in a circle on the ice. Halfway around the circle the sail and the steering mechanism fall off the boat. Which statement is correct?

• A) The boat will continue traveling in the circle because there is no friction.
• B) The boat will continue to travel in the circle because its velocity exerts a force on it.
• C) The boat will move off on a line tangent to the circle because there is no force on it.
• D) The boat will move off tangent to the circle because there is a force on it perpendicular to the boat directed to the outside of the circle.
• E) The boat will move off to the outside perpendicular to the tangent line since a force directed to the outside of the circle always acts on the boat.

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