Question

A man projects a coin upwards from the gate of a uniformly moving train.the path of coin for the man will be

Answer 1

A straight (vertical) line as both the man and the coin have same velocities.

Answer 2

ANSWER:

The path of the coin for the man will be a straight line.

EXPLANATION:

     When the man tosses the coin, the coin acquires a vertical velocity and moves upward but also acquires a horizontal velocity. So if observed from the ground, it moves in a parabolic path.

    But the man also has the same horizontal velocity and hence the relative velocity of the man and the coin is only in the vertical direction. So for the man the coin will go up and then come down.