Discussion
Induced drag on a finite wing arises physically because
Answer: C
The local lift acts perpendicular to the local relative wind, and the downwash rotates that wind downward. The lift vector rotates with it, so it acquires a component along the free-stream direction. That streamwise component is induced drag. It is a pressure drag, not a viscous one, and it exists even in an inviscid calculation.
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