Question

A police officer draws a sketch of the scene of an accident, as shown.

The car was rounding the curve when it hit an oil slick and went off the road. Which arrow shows the direction that the car moved in after hitting the oil slick?

W
X
Y
Z

Answer 1

I would have to say that it is Y

Answer 2

Arrow Y

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that, the car was rounding the curve when it hit an oil slick and went off the road.

It is clear that the car is moving in a circular track. The force acting on a circular path is centripetal force. Also, the speed remains constant and the velocity changes in the case of circular motion. The direction of motion when the car leaves circular motion will be tangential.

Arrow Y shows the direction that the car moved in after hitting the oil slick.