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futuristic

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Fire a cannonball with enormous speed from a hypothetical cannon and it curves due to gravity. Shine a light from a flashlight parallel to the cannon and it
 
  A) follows a straight-line path.
  B) curves downward as much as the cannonball.
  C) curves slightly upward.

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If you shine a flashlight horizontally from one wall to an opposite wall inside an accelerating spaceship in deep space, you will see the light traveling
 
  A) in a straight-line path.
  B) in a parabolic path.
  C) along the arc of a circle.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B


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Reply 2 on: Jul 29, 2018
Excellent

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