Where will the wrench hit the deck

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A sailor drops a wrench from the top of a sailboat's vertical mast while the boat is moving rapidly and steadily straight forward. Where will the wrench hit the deck?

(A) ahead of the base of the mast

(B) at the base of the mast

(D) on the windward side of the base of the mast

(E) None of the above choices are correct. I thought it was C, but it isn't.

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