Question

Katie rolls a toy car off the end of a table. Which path will the car follow when it leaves the table? A. B. C. D.

Answer 1

C.

Step-by-step explanation:

Due to gravity and air resistance— its gonna make a curved path

Answer 2

parabolic path

Step-by-step explanation:

As the cart reaches the end of the table with a horizontally directed velocity (only horizontal component), the cart will follow a parabolic path given by the combined action of:

(1) kinematic equation for motion under constant velocity in the horizontal direction (linear expression in terms of time), and

(2) kinematic equation for motion under constant acceleration (that of gravity) in the vertical direction (quadratic expression in terms of time)