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A ball thrown by a boy in the horizontal direction from a roof-top has ________ path.

A

Curvilinear

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B

Oscillatory motion

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Periodic motion

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Linear motion

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Solution

The correct option is A Curvilinear
Projectile thrown at some angle always follow parabolic path. So motion of the ball thrown from the roof top is curvilinear motion as parabola is a curve .

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