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Assertion :In the motion of projectile the horizontal component of velocity remains constant Reason: The force on the projectile is gravitational force which acts only in vertically downward direction

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct
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The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
The force on the projectile is the gravitational force which acts only in the vertically downward direction. Now the work done on the horizontal component of velocity will be zero since they are perpendicular to each other. So, its velocity remains constant.

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