An object on a string is traveling in a circular path as shown. If the string breaks when the object is at point Z, which pathway will the object follow?

Pathway A

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Pathway B

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Pathway C

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Pathway D

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Pathway E

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Solution

The correct option is D Pathway D
When the string breaks, the object will travel in a straight line which is tangent to the circular path. Here the path D is tangent at point Z so the option D will be the correct.

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