-- The net vertical force on the object is zero.
Otherwise it would be accelerating up or down.
-- The net horizontal force on the object is zero.
Otherwise it would be accelerating horizontally,
that is, its 'velocity' would not be constant. That
would contradict information given in the question.
The total net force on the object is the resultant of the
net vertical component and net horizontal component.
Total net force = √(0² + 0²)
= √(0 + 0)
= √0
= Zero.
The correct answer is the last choice on the list.
Also, you know what ! ? It doesn't even matter whether the surface it's
sliding on is frictionless or not.
If the object's velocity is constant, then the NET force on it must be zero.
If it's sliding on sandpaper, then something must be pushing it with constant
force, to balance the friction force, and make the net force zero. If the total
net force isn't zero, then the object would have to be accelerating ... either
its speed, or its direction, or both, would have to be changing.
The time of flight depends only on the initial velocity and the initial height
Explanation:
An object is said to be in free fall if the only force acting on it is the force of gravity. If this is the case, then the motion of the object in free fall is a uniformly accelerated object, with constant acceleration
towards the ground. The time of flight can be found by using the suvat equation:

where
s is the displacement (which corresponds to the initial height of the object)
u is the initial vertical velocity
is the acceleration
t is the time of flight
Therefore, from the equation, we see that the time of flight depends only on two factors:
- s, the initial height of the object
- u, its initial velocity
In case the air resistance is not negligible, then the acceleration is no longer constant, and the time of the fall also depends on other factors such as the mass of the object and its shape, which affects the magnitude of the air resistance acting on the body.
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