A boy whirls a stone in a horizontal circle of radius 1.5 m and at height 2.0 m above level ground.The string breaks and the stone flies off tangentially and strikes the ground after travelling a horizontal distance of 10 m.What is the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration of the stone while in circular motion?

Options

(a) 163 ms⁻²
(b) 64 ms⁻²
(c) 15.63 ms⁻²
(d) 125 ms⁻²

Correct Answer:

163 ms⁻²

Explanation:

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