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A piece of stone attached to one end of a string is whirled round in a horizontal circle and the string suddenly cuts. The stone will fly off in
a direction

A.
perpendicular to the circular path
B.
parallel to the circular path
C.
tangential to the circular path
D.
towards the centre of the circle

Answer: C

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