A Child Grips Tightly the Outer Edge of a Playground

Multiple Choice

A child grips tightly the outer edge of a playground merry-go-round as other kids push on it to give it a dizzying rotational velocity. When the other kids let go, the horizontal component of the net force on the child points most nearly

A) Inward toward the center of the merry-go-round.
B) Outward away from the center of the merry-go-round.
C) In the direction of rotation.
D) Nowhere: the net force's horizontal component is zero.
E) In some other direction (specify) .