University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Newton's Laws of Motion - Problems - Discussion Questions - Page 123: Q4.6

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The brick flies off horizontally, tangent to the circular path at the moment that the rope was released. If we ignore air resistance, it then follows a parabolic path to the ground, in the manner of a projectile launched with a horizontal velocity.
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