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PROJECTILE MOTION
PROJECTILE - An object that has been given an initial velocity by some force (short-lived), and then moves through the air under the influence of gravity.
- Body has distance in two dimensions
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- No acceleration in x-axis
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- X-component has uniform velocity
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- Trajectory is parabolic
Figure 1. Path of a projectile
2.1 Motion
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