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For general projectile motion, the horizontal component of a projectile's accelerationGroup of answer choicescontinuously decreases.is zero.remains a non-zero constant.any of the above, depending on position.continuously increases.

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For general projectile motion, the horizontal component of a projectile's accelerationGroup of answer choicescontinuously decreases.is zero.remains a non-zero constant.any of the above, depending on position.continuously increases.

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The horizontal component of a projectile's acceleration is zero. This is because the only force acting on a projectile in flight (ignoring air resistance) is gravity, which acts vertically downward. There is no horizontal force to cause horizontal acceleration.

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