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Why isn't mass a factor in projectile motion?


PRADEEP KUMAR 16th Nov, 2021
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PRADEEP KUMAR 16th Nov, 2021

When an object is dropped from a height, its mass has no bearing on its final velocity or time. When writing equations of motion for a fallen object, the mass appears twice in the equations and cancels out. That is the main reason why the mass of a projectile has no bearing on the results of its analysis.

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