The Figure Shows a Top View of a Ball on the End

question 70

Multiple Choice

The figure shows a top view of a ball on the end of a string traveling counterclockwise in a circular path. The speed of the ball is constant. If the string should break at the instant shown, the path that the ball would follow is

• A) 1
• B) 2
• C) 3
• D) 4
• E) impossible to tell from the given information.

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