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Relative Motion and Projectile Motion Flashcards

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2760773731projectileobject that moves in two dimensions under only the influence of gravity0
2760775320launch angle, θthe start of a projectile's motion, given in reference to the horizontal axis.1
2760780599reference framea coordinate system in which the experimenter makes position and time measurements of physical events.2
2760782580inertial reference framea reference frame in which the entire system is moving at a constant velocity3
2760785056velocity of object 1 relative to object 3(velocity of 1 to 2) + (velocity of 2 to 1), where object 2 can be anything4

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