Two Bodies Are Falling with Negligible Air Resistance, Side by Side

question 16

Multiple Choice

Two bodies are falling with negligible air resistance, side by side, above a horizontal plane.If one of the bodies is given an additional horizontal acceleration during its descent, it:

• A)strikes the plane at the same time as the other body
• B)strike the plane earlier than the other body
• C)has the vertical component of its velocity altered
• D)has the vertical component of its acceleration altered
• E)follows a straight line path along the resultant acceleration vector

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