A person sitting in an open car moving at constant velocity throws a ball vertically up into air. The ball falls

Question

A person sitting in an open car moving at constant velocity throws a ball vertically up into air. The ball falls (A) Outside the car (B) In the car ahead of the person (C) In the car to the side of the person (D) Exactly in the hand which threw it up

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

Horizontal velocity of ball and person are same so both will cover equal horizontal distance in a given interval of time and after following the parabolic path the ball falls exactly in the hand which threw it up.

Q. A person sitting in an open car moving at constant velocity throws a ball vertically up into air. The ball falls

Outside the car

In the car ahead of the person

In the car to the side of the person

Exactly in the hand which threw it up

Horizontal velocity of ball and person are same so both will cover equal horizontal distance in a given interval of time and after following the parabolic path the ball falls exactly in the hand which threw it up.