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Why the stone moves away when the string is broken rotation​

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when the string's rotation is broken, there will be no centripetal force to keep the stone stationary. Thus, the stone will flung away when the rotation is stopped

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When a stone is going around a circular path, the instantaneous velocity of stone is acting as tangent to the circle. When the string breaks, the centripetal force stops to act. Due to inertia, the stone continues to move along the tangent to circular path. So, the stone flies off tangentially to the circular path

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