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Ignoring Friction, the Path of a Projectile Launched at a Speed

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Ignoring friction, the path of a projectile launched at a speed equal to the escape velocity at a planet's surface is

A) a circle.
B) an ellipse.
C) a hyperbola.
D) a parabola.

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