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I'm not entirely sure if what I have is right...

What is the acceleration of a projectile when it reaches its highest point? What is its acceleration just before and just after reaching this point? Explain.

March 10, 2014

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UAPaladin

Acceleration due to gravity on earth relatively close to the surface is [b]always[/b] -9.81m/s^2, so the answer to all of those would be -9.81m/s^2

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flamedagger

There's no acceleration in the horizontal direction, only in the vertical direction. (hint: it's always constant)

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LowWillpower

Is this high school physics and simple projective motion?

If so, think of what could be accelerating in the system.

Reply March 10, 2014