Question

A stone tied to the end of a string is whirled in a circle. If the string breaks, the stone flies away tangentially. Why?

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Because of momentum and first law of motion

Answer 2

When the string breaks the TENSION which was providing the centripetal acceleration also disappears. Due to this there is no opposite force to keep the stone whirling in the circle.

Hence it flies off tangentially.

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