Question

if a person is standing at the center of a rotating disk and throws a ball towards the edge of the disk, the ball will appear to be deflected... a) standing on the disk b) observing the vertical motion of the ball c) standing to the side of the disk d) standing on a ladder above the disk

Explanation:

When a person stands on the rotating disk (a non-inertial frame) and throws a ball toward the edge, they share the disk's rotational motion. From their frame, the ball will seem to follow a straight path toward the edge, as they are in the same rotating reference frame as the disk's center where the throw originated. Observers in inertial frames (side, above) would see curved paths, and focusing only on vertical motion ignores the horizontal throw context.

Answer:

A) standing on the disk