Which of the following is true for an object undergoing projectile motion (upward being positive)?     The horizontal component of its velocity remains constant and the horizontal component of its acceleration is equal to -g.     The horizontal component of its velocity remains constant and the vertical component of its acceleration is equal to -g.     The horizontal component of its velocity remains constant and the vertical component of its acceleration is equal to zero.     The vertical component of both its velocity and its ac

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Which of the following is true for an object undergoing projectile motion (upward being positive)?
   
The horizontal component of its velocity remains constant and the horizontal component of its acceleration is equal to -g.
   
The horizontal component of its velocity remains constant and the vertical component of its acceleration is equal to -g.
   
The horizontal component of its velocity remains constant and the vertical component of its acceleration is equal to zero.
   
The vertical component of both its velocity and its acceleration remain constant.
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