Components of the acceleration vector in projectile motion (3-11)

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Zero value means that the \(x\) component of the velocity is constant
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We use the \(x\) and \(y\) axes to define the plane in which the projectile moves, with the positive \(x\) axis pointing in a horizontal direction and the positive \(y\) axis pointing vertically upward. Because the constant acceleration vector \(\vec{a}\) points vertically downward and has magnitude \(g\), the components of \(\vec{a}\) are: