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  • Projectile Motion & Gravity: Understanding Influences
    Projectile motion is entirely influenced by gravity. There are no components of projectile motion that are not influenced by gravity.

    Here's why:

    * Horizontal velocity: While gravity doesn't directly affect the horizontal velocity, it does affect the time of flight. A longer time of flight means the projectile travels further horizontally.

    * Vertical velocity: Gravity directly affects the vertical velocity. It causes the projectile to slow down as it goes up and speed up as it comes down.

    * Trajectory: Gravity determines the shape of the trajectory (the path the projectile takes). Without gravity, the projectile would travel in a straight line.

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