In projectile motion, when an object is launched at an angle, the vertical component of the velocity just before landing is equal in magnitude to the initial vertical velocity, but the direction is reversed. This holds true under the condition that the landing height is the same as the launch height. Additionally, the angle of projection remains consistent in magnitude, with the initial angle being equal to the angle just before landing, although one is above the horizontal and the other is below.
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The vertical speed will be the same, but the direction will be reversed. (Assuming the landing point is the same height as the launch point.)Coco12 said:Just wanted to confirm: in a projectile launched at an angle if you know the intital velocity In the vertical direction , will the velocity in the y direction just before it lands be the same?
The magnitude of the angle will be the same, but one will be above the horizontal and the other below.Also the angle just before it lands will be the same as the intital angle, right?