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Which of the following does not exhibit parabolic motion?
- A A baseball is thrown to home plate.
- B A frog is jumping from land into the water.
- C A flat piece of paper is released from a window.
- D A basketball is thrown into a hoop.
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A flat piece of paper does not exhibit parabolic motion because it lacks the necessary force or propulsion to follow a curved trajectory. Unlike the other options, which involve objects being thrown or propelled with force, the paper simply falls due to gravity without any initial velocity or additional force acting upon it. As a result, its motion is purely vertical and does not follow a parabolic path.
