Visual Projectiles

Classical Mechanics Level 1

An object is thrown from point O. In the above figure, the blue dotted lines indicate how the trajectory of a projectile would have been if the air resistance was neglected. If the air resistance is not neglected, which path describes the new trajectory best?

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