The Figure Shows a Top View of a Ball on the End

Multiple Choice

The figure shows a top view of a ball on the end of a string traveling counterclockwise in a circular path. The speed of the ball is constant. If the string should break at the instant shown, the path that the ball would follow is

A) 1) .
B) 2) .
C) 3) .
D) 4) .
E) impossible to tell from the given information.