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There are 2 lessons in this physics tutorial covering Motion in Two Dimensions. Projectile Motion. The tutorial starts with an introduction to Motion in Two Dimensions. Projectile Motion and is then followed with a list of the separate lessons, the tutorial is designed to be read in order but you can skip to a specific lesson or return to recover a specific physics lesson as required to build your physics knowledge of Motion in Two Dimensions. Projectile Motion. you can access all the lessons from this tutorial below.
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If you throw a stone vertically upwards, it eventually will fall on the ground after reaching a certain height. In this case, the object makes a one-dimensional vertical motion. We have discussed this situation in the Physics tutorial "The Meaning of Acceleration. Constant and Non-Constant Acceleration. Gravitational Acceleration." We have stated that this kind of motion is decelerated when the object is moving upwards and accelerated when it is moving downwards (when it is falling down). It is obvious the acceleration produced in this case is caused by the gravity. Therefore, (as stated in the abovementioned tutorial), it is also known as the "gravitational acceleration" or the "acceleration of free fall."
However, very rarely occurs that an object thrown upwards falling again at the starting point. It is difficult to have such a precision even if you try a lot. In most cases, the object will fall at another place, so its trajectory is not purely vertical. This tutorial is dedicated to such situations i.e. it deals with objects thrown at a certain angle to the horizontal direction that is different from 90° (because if the throwing angle was 90° to the horizon, the motion would be only vertical).
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