A sailor drops a wrench from the top of a sailboat's

mast while the boat is moving steadily and rapidly in a straight line. Where will the wrench hit the deck?


1.at the base of the mast
2.behind the mast, along the direction opposite to the motion of the boat
3.in front of the mast, along the direction of the motion of the boat
4.impossible to tell


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