A stone is just released from the window of a moving train moving along a horizontal straight track .When observed by a person on the ground,the stone will hit the ground following a

straight line path

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circular path

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parabolic path

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hyperbolic path

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Solution

The correct option is C parabolic path
The stone will follow the motion of a projectile, because:
It has a initial horizontal velocity, which is same as that of the train .it acquires a vertical component under the force of gravity .
Since it has a constant speed on horizontal direction and a constant acceleration in vertical direction, the trajectory is parabolic.

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