Horizontal and Vertical Components of Projectile Motion
At the maximu...
Question
At the maximum height of a projectile, the velocity and acceleration are
A
parallel to each other
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B
antiparallel to each other
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C
perpendicular to each other
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D
inclined to each other at 450
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Solution
The correct option is C perpendicular to each other At maximum height ; vx=vxcosθ in horizontal direction and vy=0 ax=0,ay=−g Clearly angle between them is 90∘.