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A bird holds a fruit in its beak and flies parallel to the ground. It lets go of the fruit at some height. Describe the trajectory of the fruit as it falls to the ground as seen by a person on the ground.

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With respect to a person on the ground, the fruit seems to be in a parabolic path.
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