JEE Main Physics question

A stone tied to a string is rotated in a circle. If the string suddenly breaks, the stone flies off and travels **[J&K CET 2007]**

(A)radially outward, away from the centre
(B)tangentially, in a straight line along the direction of its velocity at that instantCorrect
(C)radially inward, toward the centre
(D)in a spiral path

Answer: (B)

Solution

Once the string breaks, the centripetal force vanishes and no other horizontal force acts on the stone, so by Newton's first law it

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