You are a passenger in a moving car, and you drop a coin from your right hand, holding your left hand directly below the point of release. If the car is moving at unchanging velocity, the coin will come down

A) in front of your left hand. B) in your left hand.
C) to the side of your left hand. D) behind your left hand.


B

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