A stone is just released from the window of a train moving along a horizontal straight track. The stone will hit the ground following
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A stone is just released from the window of a train moving along a horizontal straight track. The stone will hit the ground following

G1 Physics · Accepted Answer

At release the stone retains the train's horizontal velocity, while gravity provides constant downward acceleration. Thus x ∝ t and y ∝ t²; eliminating t gives a parabolic trajectory relative to the ground. Hence option C.