Question

a boy rides on a pony that is walking at a constant velocity. the boy leans over to one side, and a scoop of ice cream falls from his ice cream come. describe the path if the scoop of ice cream as seen by the child and his parents.

Answer 1

The boy sees it drop straight vertically to the ground, relative to him. / / / His parents, standing still and watching him ride, see the scoop fall to the ground along a segment of an inverted parabola, relative to them.