A bomb is dropped from a flying aeroplane. Its path will be

an arc of a circle

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a parabola

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a zig-zag path

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a straight vertical path in the downward direction

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The correct option is B a parabola
The bomb dropped from a flying aeroplane traces a parabolic path.

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A bomb is dropped from a flying aeroplane. Its path will be

The correct option is B a parabolaThe bomb dropped from a flying aeroplane traces a parabolic path.

The correct option is B a parabola
The bomb dropped from a flying aeroplane traces a parabolic path.