Projectile

<p>A projectile is an object that is propelled by the application of an external <a href="/facts/Force/533Q1uzq">force</a> and then moves freely under the influence of <a href="/facts/Gravity/bqAN7DdQ">gravity</a> and <a href="/facts/Air_resistance/vdl4jF7I">air resistance</a>. Although any objects in <a href="/facts/Motion_(physics)/dCnP7MlB">motion</a> through space are projectiles, they are commonly found in <a href="/facts/Warfare/MPluTbJ0">warfare</a> and <a href="/facts/Sport/0NazHJMC">sports</a> (for example, a thrown <a href="/facts/Baseball_(ball)/U2033ze4">baseball</a>, kicked <a href="/facts/Ball_(association_football)/SC2f6csg">football</a>, fired <a href="/facts/Bullet/VgJXCI0b">bullet</a>, shot <a href="/facts/Arrow/B21BfJoL">arrow</a>, stone released from <a href="/facts/Catapult/UUWbWyd8">catapult</a>).
</p><p>In <a href="/facts/Ballistics/3WHTox0u">ballistics</a>, mathematical <a href="/facts/Equations_of_motion/25msr1vE">equations of motion</a> are used to analyze projectile <a href="/facts/Trajectory/STNN33FK">trajectories</a> through launch, <a href="/facts/Flight/dvWK0PNd">flight</a>, and <a href="/facts/Terminal_ballistics/kYCJWHAT">impact</a>.
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Projectile