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An object is represented by the dot on the motion map.

An illustration of a circle with a black dot on the circle in the top left with a vector tangent to the circle and pointing the counterclockwise direction.
Which object is most likely represented by the motion map?

a satellite in orbit around a moon
a child on a swing that just stopped
a ball twirled on a string that just broke
a car driving around a curve

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Answer: a ball twirled on a string that just broke.

Reason: the arrow is the instantaneous velocity tangent to the circle. If the centripetal force (the string) is removed the object will move off in that tangent direction. A stopped swing would have no arrow, and a satellite or car still under a centripetal force would continue curving rather than flying off tangentially.