Where Does a Cut String Leave a Moving Mass After 4 Seconds?

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The discussion centers on a physics problem involving a 3 kg mass attached to a 50 cm string, moving in a circular path with a velocity of vx = -3 m/s and vy = 2 m/s. Upon cutting the string, the mass continues to move in a straight line at the same velocity due to Newton's first law of motion. After 4 seconds, the mass will have traveled a displacement of -12 m in the x-direction and 8 m in the y-direction, resulting in a final position of (-12, 8) from the origin.

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A weight with a mass of 3 kg is attached to a string of length 50 cm. One end of the string is fixed at the origin (x=0, y =0) and the weight is pushed on a frictionless table top so that it moves horizontally in a circle with constant angular velocity %omega. The weight moves in the x-y plane, z=0. At a certain time the velocity of the mass is vx = -3m/s , vy = 2m/s.

The total force is 54i +24j [N] (Not a given, calculated)

The question is:

At the instant the velocity is as above the string is cut. Where is the mass 4 seconds later? Ignore the effects of gravity and friction.

I really need some help with this one.. Thanks a lot
 
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when cut the body is moving at -3m/s in the X
and 2m/s in the Y
will the direction or magnitude of any of these change after the string is cut?
what happens 4s later then? What is the displacement from the original position
 

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