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At the highest point of its path, a projectile’s vertical velocity component is:

Answer: zero.

A zero
B a maximum
C equal to g
D a large negative

Correct answer: A. zero

Explanation: The vertical velocity is momentarily zero at the top of the trajectory.

Projectile trajectories launched at 15, 30, 45, 60, 75 and 90 degrees at the same speed, each annotated with range R, maximum height H and time of flight T, with coloured dots marking equal time intervals

Projectiles at equal speed: range is maximum at 45°, and complementary angles (30° and 60°) share the same range. Image: Cmglee, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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At the highest point of its path, a projectile’s vertical velocity component is:

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