A projectile is fired at some angle to the horizontal with some initial speed vi , and air resistance is neglected. Is the projectile a freely falling body? What is its accelera- tion in the vertical direction? What is its acceleration in the horizontal direction?

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A projectile is fired at some angle to the horizontal with some initial speed vi , and air resistance is neglected. Is the projectile a freely falling body? What is its accelera- tion in the vertical direction? What is its acceleration in the horizontal direction?

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