Question: A man is on a merry - go - round that has a rim on the outer edge. He sees a marble sitting against the

 A man is on a merry-go-round that has a rim on the outer edge. He sees a marble sitting against the rim, so he moves it 1.00 meter away from the rim. The mass of the marble is 0.20kg, the radius of the merry go-round is 10.0 meters. 
(A)) Describe the motion of the marble when the man releases it.
(B)) Explain the motion in terms of an observer in an inertial frame of reference and a non-inertial frame of reference. 

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