Asked by Julie

An object in projectile motion will follow which path?

curved down toward the ground
straight up from the ground

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Curved down toward the ground.

Projectile motion (neglecting air resistance) follows a parabolic trajectory because horizontal velocity is constant while gravity accelerates the object downward. (If the horizontal component is zero, the motion is straight up and down, which is a special case.)