A soldier throws a grenade horizontally from the top of a cliff. Which of the following curves best describes the path taken by

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the grenade?
1. Circle
2. Ellipse
3. Hyperbola
4. Parabola

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Natasha_Volkova [10] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-25T19:06:34+03:00

Answer:

4. Parabola

Explanation:

The motion of the flight of the grenade is a projectile motion, it's shape is best illustrated using a parabolic diagram.

It's not a circle as the path is not totally round.

It's not an ellipse as the path of motion is not a a completely bounded shape.

Its not a hyperbola as a hyperbola is an open curve with two branches.

Its a parabolic shape because a parabola has just one branch