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A ball falls from the window of a milway...

A ball falls from the window of a milway carriage moving horizontally with a constant velocity v. The puth followed by the ball as seen by a person on the ground is

A

straight line

B

parabola

C

hyperbola

D

elliptical

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B
The train is in motion wrt the person on ground. Due to constant velocity along horizontal and vertic downward force of gravity stone will hit the ground following parabolic path.
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