a projectile is launched at some angle to the horizontal with some initial speed vi1, and air resistance is negligible. (a) is the projectile a freely falling body? (b) what is its acceleration in the vertical direction? ( Let up be the positive direction.) (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 vi1, and air resistance is negligible. (a) is the projectile a freely falling body? (b) what is its acceleration in the vertical direction? ( Let up be the positive direction.) (c) what is its acceleration in the horizontal direction?

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