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What is projectile motion​

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Projectile motion is when an object moves in a bilaterally symmetrical, parabolic path.

The path that the object follows is called its trajectory.

Projectile motion only occurs when there is one force applied at the beginning, after which the only influence on the trajectory is that of gravity

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If an object is given an initial velocity in any direction and then allowed to travel freely under gravity only, it is called a projectile motion.

It is basically 3 types

  1. horizontally projectile motion
  2. oblique projectile motion
  3. included plane projectile motion

The path followed by a projectile is called its trajectory.

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