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projectile motion

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form of motion of an object that has velocities in both the dimensions

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Subclass of
parabolic motion
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studied by
ballistics
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Parabolic trajectories
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Parabolic trajectories of water jets Components of initial velocity of parabolic throwing Ballistic trajectories are parabolic if gravity is homogeneous, and elliptic if it is radial.

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