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A projectile is launched at some angle to the horizontal with some initial speed v_i, and air resistance is negligible. (a) Is the projectile a freely falling body? Yes No (b) What is its acceleration in the vertical direction? (Let up be the positive direction.) 9.8 m/s^2 (c) What is its acceleration in the horizontal direction? 0 m/s^2 EXAMPLE 3.8 That's Quite an Arm GOAL Solve a two-dimensional kinematics problem with a nonhorizontal initial velocity, starting and ending at different heights.

          A projectile is launched at some angle to the horizontal with some initial speed v_i, and air resistance is negligible.
(a) Is the projectile a freely falling body?
Yes
No
(b) What is its acceleration in the vertical direction? (Let up be the positive direction.)
9.8 m/s^2
(c) What is its acceleration in the horizontal direction?
0 m/s^2

EXAMPLE 3.8 That's Quite an Arm
GOAL Solve a two-dimensional kinematics problem with a nonhorizontal initial velocity, starting and ending at different heights.

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A projectile is launched at some angle to the horizontal with some initial speed vi, and air resistance is negligible.
(a) Is the projectile a freely falling body?
Yes
No
(b) What is its acceleration in the vertical direction? (Let up be the positive direction.)
9.8 m/s^2
(c) What is its acceleration in the horizontal direction?
0 m/s^2

EXAMPLE 3.8 That's Quite an Arm
GOAL Solve a two-dimensional kinematics problem with a nonhorizontal initial velocity, starting and ending at different heights.

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