Question

An aeroplane is flying in a horizontal direction at $600km/hr$ at a height of $6kms$ and is advancing towards a point which is exactly over a target on earth. At that instant the pilot releases a ball which on descending the earth strike the target. The falling ball appears-

• A. To the pilot in the aeroplane, as falling along a parabolic path
• B. To a person standing near the target, as falling exactly vertical
• C. To a person standing near the target, as describing a parabolic path
• D. To the pilot sitting in the aeroplane, as falling in a zigzag path

Answer 1

The correct option is C To a person standing near the target, as describing a parabolic path

Since pilot is moving with same horizontal velocity as the ball so for him it appears to be falling exactly vertical.
To the person near the target it is like any other horizontal projectile from above the ground so it will be parabolic. (C) is correct