Answer
The ball will follow path C.
Work Step by Step
Since the ball does not recall its previous motion, the velocity vector will be straight up as the string breaks. After the string is broken, the only force acting on the ball will be gravity.
Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (4th Edition)
by Knight, Randall D.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0133942651
ISBN 13:
978-0-13394-265-1
Chapter 8 - Dynamics II: Motion in a Plane - Stop to Think 8.4 - Page 196: 1
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