Question

A bob of mass m suspended by a light string of length L is whirled into a vertical circle as shown in Fig. What will be the trajectory of the particle if the string is cut at

(a) Point B?

(b) Point C?

(c) Point X?

Answer 1

(a) If the string is cut at point B, the trajectory is straight line vertically downward.

(b) At point C, parabolic path with vertex at C

(c) At point X, it is parabolic path with vertex higher than C.