The mud flies off the tyre of a fast moving car in the direction
Correct answer: B. tangent to the moving tyre
- A. parallel to the moving tyre
- B. tangent to the moving tyre
- C. anti parallel to the moving tyre
- D. none of these
Explanation
The mud flies off the tyre of a fast moving car in the tangential direction.The reason for this is that the mud is subjected to a centrifugal force as the tyre rotates. This centrifugal force acts outwards, perpendicular to the axis of rotation. When the mud loses contact with the tyre, it continues to move in the tangential direction, due to inertia.
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