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In dealing with motion of projectile in air, we ignore effect of air resistance on motion. This give trajectory as a parabola as you have studied. What would the trajectory look like if air resistance is include ? Sketch such a trajectory and explain why you have drawn it that way.
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Solution

Due to air resistance, energy and velocity of particle keep on decreasing making the fall steeper shown in the figure.
When we neglect air resistance path is symmetric parabola $(OAB)$. When air resistance is considered path is asymmetric parabola $(OAC).$
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