A ball is swung around horizontally on a string as seen in the Figure below. What is the direction of the acceleration?

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A ball is swung around horizontally on a string as seen in the Figure below.

A hand swinging a ball on a string thatmoves in a loop around the hand, and the axis of rotation perpendicular to the loop

What is the direction of the acceleration?

Towards the axis of rotation.

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Away from the axis of rotation.

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Tangent to the circle shown.

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