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? YesNo     (b) What is its acceleration in the vertical direction? (Let up be the positive direction.)   m/s2 (c) What is its acceleration in the horizontal direction

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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?
YesNo    

(b) What is its acceleration in the vertical direction? (Let up be the positive direction.)
  m/s2

(c) What is its acceleration in the horizontal direction?
  m/s2    
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