Question

When a tennis ball is spun around in a circle on a string and the string breaks the tennis ball

will be pulled in a curved path away from the center because of Centrifugal force
True or false

Answer 1

False

whenever the string breaks, the ball will follow the straight line tangential path

Step-by-step explanation:

No, the ball will not follow a curved path after the string breaks. Since, the the direction of velocity is tangential to each point of the circular motion. Therefore, it changes at every point. This produces an acceleration in the circle called centripetal acceleration. There is also a tangential component of acceleration acting on the ball during this motion.

So, whenever the string breaks, the ball will follow the straight line tangential path. Hence, the given statement is false.