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JEE Main 26 August 2021, Shift 2, Physics Q5

Question 5 of 90 in this shift, Physics question 5 of 30, Section A.

A bomb is dropped by a fighter plane flying horizontally. To an observer sitting in the plane, the trajectory of the bomb is a :

(1)parabola in the direction of motion of plane
(2)straight line vertically down the planeOfficial answer
(3)parabola in a direction opposite to the motion of plane
(4)hyperbola

Official answer

Option 2

NTA final key.

Chapter: Motion in a Plane
Topic: Relative Velocity
Idea tested: Observer-Dependent Trajectory Shapes

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