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3 years ago

A projectile is launched at an angle into the air at velocity v and angle 0. Determine its vertical acceleration.

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chubhunter [2.5K]3 years ago

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The acceleration due to gravity only points downward with magnitude g. The angle of the projectile doesn't matter.

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