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Why is a baseball thrown by a pitcher considered to have projectile motion?


It gains a lot of kinetic energy.

It has horizontal and vertical motion.

It gets pulled to the ground by gravity.

It moves in a diagonal direction.

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isaiahmcdonaugh

It has a horizontal and vertical motion would be correct. Horizontal and vertical are projectiles.

skyluke89

It has horizontal and vertical motion.

Explanation:

A projectile is an object which moves in a parabolic path consisting of two independent motions:

- a horizontal motion, which is a uniform motion with constant speed

- a vertical motion, which is an accelerated motion with constant acceleration \(g=-9.81 m/s^2\) directed towards the ground

In this case, the baseball has exactly this kind of motion, so it can be considered to be a projectile.

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