What would happen if a ball attached to a string is swung in a vertical circle (the ball is traveling counterclockwise) and the string breaks at the very bottom of the circle. What would be the direction of the ball’s path right after the string breaks? I thought it would simply just be to the right because the direction of the velocity is tangent to the circle; however, I’m not sure this is correct.
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You are correct. When the string breaks, the ball would be traveling to the right. There would be an unbalanced force causing it to accelerate downward causing it to follow an arc downward.. what is called a ballistic trajectory or just a parabola
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