Explain why there is no acceleration horizontally on an object in Projectile Motion. A. There is no acceleration horizontally because velocity is constant in the x - direction. B. There is no acceleration horizontally because velocity increases in the x - direction. C. There is no acceleration horizontally because velocity decreases in the x-direction. D. There is no acceleration vertically because velocity is constant in the y - direction.

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Roger Burke

4 January, 18:45

Explain why there is no acceleration horizontally on an object in Projectile Motion. A. There is no acceleration horizontally because velocity is constant in the x - direction. B. There is no acceleration horizontally because velocity increases in the x - direction. C. There is no acceleration horizontally because velocity decreases in the x-direction. D. There is no acceleration vertically because velocity is constant in the y - direction.

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Cannon Mcclure · Answer 1

Option A is correct.

Explanation:

The force of gravity does not affect the horizontal component in projectile motion; a projectile maintains a constant horizontal velocity. So there is no acceleration (a=0) in horizontal direction as velocity remains constant.