As a projectile falls, what happens to the components of velocity?

Question 25 options:

vertical velocity decreases in magnitude, horizontal velocity decreases


vertical velocity decreases in magnitude, horizontal velocity decreases


vertical velocity increases in magnitude, horizontal velocity stays the same


vertical velocity increases in magnitude, horizontal velocity increases

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Answer:

Option (c).

Explanation:

An object when when projected at an angle, will have some horizontal velocity and vertical velocity such that,

[tex]v_x=v\cos\theta\ \text{and}\ v_y=v\sin\theta[/tex]

[tex]\theta[/tex] is the angle of projection

The horizontal component of the projectile remains the same because there is no horizontal motion. Vertical component changes at every point.

As a projectile falls, vertical velocity increases in magnitude, horizontal velocity stays the same .

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