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At the top of the trajectory of a projectile, the directions of its velocity and acceleration are

A

parallel to each other

B

anti-parallel to each other

C

inclined to each other at an angle of `45^@`

D

perpendicular to each other

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D
At highest point, velocity is horizontal while acceleration is vertically downward.
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