Without Air Resistance,a Projectile Fired Horizontally at 8 Km/s from a Mountain

question 17

Multiple Choice

Without air resistance,a projectile fired horizontally at 8 km/s from a mountain top will

• A)accelerate downward at g as it moves horizontally.
• B)trace a curve that matches Earth's curvature.
• C)return to its starting position and repeat its falling behavior.
• D)all the above
• E)none of the above

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