The motion of a small disc, constrained to lie on a perfectly smooth horizontal table, is analysed by rotating observers. The differential equations, involving both Coriolis and centrifugal accelerations, are completely solved for some specific boundary conditions. Interesting paths are obtained compared with the straight line followed in the inertial frame.
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