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Gymnastics, figure skating, and horizontal high jump are sports that involve horizontal projectile motion only, meaning that athletes move horizontally without any vertical movement.
Aerial tumbling is not the best example of projectile principle for distance because it involves a combination of acrobatic movements and vertical displacement. A better example would be a horizontal projectile motion like kicking a ball or throwing an object, where the only force acting on the object is gravity and it follows a curved path.
The only active force acting on a projectile is gravity. Once the object is released, the only force affecting its motion is the force of gravity pulling it downward.
At the top of its path, the vertical component of the projectile's velocity is zero, making the overall speed minimum. This occurs because gravity slows down the projectile's upward motion until it stops momentarily before falling back down. The horizontal component of the velocity remains constant throughout the motion.
A projectile is considered to be in free fall when the only force acting on it is gravity. This means that the object is not being propelled or pushed by any external forces, and it is only subject to the force of gravity causing it to accelerate downward.
To find the direction of motion from a distance x axis and time y axis graph, look at the slope of the graph. A positive slope indicates motion in the positive direction, while a negative slope indicates motion in the negative direction. A horizontal line indicates stationary motion.