Question

Cecelia dropped a ball from a height of 2 m. The ball fell in a straight path down to the ground

Answer 1

The correct answer to the question is : A) Tossing it horizontally at a faster speed.

EXPLANATION:

Before going to answer this question, first we have to know the horizontal distance covered by any body when it is fired parallel to the ground.

Let us consider a body of mass m is fired with velocity u parallel to the ground. Let it was projected at a height h from the ground.

Hence, the horizontal distance covered by the projectile is calculated as -

                    Horizontal distance R = $u\times \sqrt{\frac{2h}{g}}$.

Here, g is known as the acceleration due to gravity.

From above, we see that more is the initial velocity, the more is the horizontal distance covered by it i.e the more is the widest curved path.

Hence, the correct answer to the question is that tossing a ball horizontally at a faster speed will trace out the widest curved path.

Answer 2

Choice B) is would result in the widest curved path
B)tossing it horizontally at a faster speed

If choice A were to occur this would just result in a lesser range ad thus not be as wide.
Choices c and d would only affect the vertical motion and make the path less arched,
because the vertical and horizontal movements in kinematics are indpendant but shared the same time.