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Who showed that the trajectory of a projectile is parabolic?
AIsaac Newton
BJohannes Kepler
CRobert Hooke
DGalileo Galilei
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Galileo Galilei
Galileo established the parabolic shape using his principle of compound motion in 1638.
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