Multiple choice

A boy is playing with a stone tied to a string by whirling it round. Suddenly the string breaks. In which direction will the stone fall?

  1. It will fall down at the place where the boy is standing.

  2. It will fall outwards away from the boy.

  3. It will fall tangentially to the path of stone.

  4. It will go very high, double the diameter of the circle.

  5. It will fall inside the circle in which it was moving.
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C Correct answer
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