Kinematics Question 500
Question: A bomb is dropped from an aeroplane moving horizontally at constant speed. When air resistance it’s taken into consideration, the bomb [EAMCET (Med.) 1995; AFMC 1999]
Options:
A) Falls to earth exactly below the aeroplane
B) Fall to earth behind the aeroplane
C) Falls to earth ahead of the aeroplane
D) Flies with the aeroplane
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
Due to air resistance, it’s horizontal velocity will decrease so it will fall behind the aeroplane.
