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If you lose your grip on a rapidly spinning merry-go-round and fall off, in which direction will you fly?
The direction in which the person flies if he loses the grip on a rapidly spinning merry-go-round.
Answer to Problem 31A
Tangential direction
Explanation of Solution
Introduction:
When an object moves in a circle, its speed remains constant always but its direction always changes which is always tangential.
Now, if the grip of the person spinning on the merry-go-round losses up, then the person will fly in the direction of the velocity at that position which will always be tangential in a circle.
Conclusion:
Hence, the person will fly in a tangential direction for the given case.
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