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Projectile motion is a type of motion where an object is thrown or launched into the air and follows a parabolic path. The horizontal and vertical motion of a projectile are independent of each other. This means that we can use separate equations to discuss the motion in each direction. For example, if we throw a rock at an angle of 30 degrees off the horizontal, the time it spends in the air will only depend on its vertical velocity, while the distance it travels from the edge of the cliff will depend on both its horizontal and vertical velocity. We can split the velocity vector into x and y components and use the equations for one-dimensional motion to analyze projectile motion.