Path of Projectile#
The path traced out by a particle projected with a speed \(u\) at an angle \(\alpha\) measured up from the horizontal tends to resemble a parabola under the absence of air resistance as shown below.
![../../../../../_images/part11.png](../../../../../_images/part11.png)
Part 1#
If, however, a constant force of air resistance does act on the particle throughout its motion in both the vertical and horizontal directions, which of the paths below best simulate the resulting motion?
![../../../../../_images/part2.png](../../../../../_images/part2.png)
Answer Section#
Path 1
Path 2
Path 3
Attribution#
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