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27. The Moon is moving around the Earth as shown in Figure 1 (attached).

If the force of gravity were to suddenly disappear, which of the following arrows would best represent the path of the moon?

(a) Answer A
(b) Answer B
(c) Answer C
(d) Answer D
(e) Answer E. What is the correct answer?

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