Consider the setup of a Ferris wheel in an amusement park. The wheel is turning in a counter clock wise manner. Contrary to the illustration, not all seats are aligned horizontally, i.e., parallel to the x-axis. Determine the orientation of the normal to seat as it passes point A.

• A. parallel to the x-axis
• B. in the first/third quadrants
• C. parallel to the y-axis
• D. in the second/fourth quadrants