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An object moves to the East across a frictionless surface with constant speed. A person then applies a constant force to the North on the object. What is the resulting path that the object takes ?

A

A straight line path partly Eastward, partly Northward

B

A straight line path totally to the North

C

A parabolic path opening toward the North

D

A parabolic path opening toward the East

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