A puck attached to a string undergoes circular motion on an

A puck attached to a string undergoes circular motion on an air table. It the string breaks at the point indicated in the figure, which of the paths would the ball most closely follow after the string breaks? path A path B path C path D Consider two identical balls released from rest on tracks A and B, as shown. Which ball reaches the end of the track first? The ball on track A The ball on track B They both reach the end of the track at the same time

Solution

5) if the string breaks the puck moves along the tangent to the circle . so the answer is path B (b).