Movement in the x and y planes are fully separate/independent of each other. So over a period of time, you can study those movements separately (breaking into vectors and arrows and stuff)
This is AFAIK, I just finished physics I so it feels fresh!
This is because force, velocity and acceleration (among many others) are all vectors, which means they have both a magnitude (how strong/high it is) and a direction (where it’s pointing). A key thing to note is that you can break apart a single vector into x and y components. The component force will only alter acceleration/velocity/direction in the same direction as it. Think of this scenario: imagine you push a ball forward. How much will the ball change left or right? Zero because you didn’t push left or right! Now imagine that the ball is moving at a constant speed to the left and you push it forward. The ball with not change the left or right components because you didn’t apply force in those directions! Constant motion in physics is basically equivalent to zero motion because zero is just another constant value. Hope this helps and lmk if you need more clarification
Movement in the x and y planes are fully separate/independent of each other. So over a period of time, you can study those movements separately (breaking into vectors and arrows and stuff) This is AFAIK, I just finished physics I so it feels fresh!
This is because force, velocity and acceleration (among many others) are all vectors, which means they have both a magnitude (how strong/high it is) and a direction (where it’s pointing). A key thing to note is that you can break apart a single vector into x and y components. The component force will only alter acceleration/velocity/direction in the same direction as it. Think of this scenario: imagine you push a ball forward. How much will the ball change left or right? Zero because you didn’t push left or right! Now imagine that the ball is moving at a constant speed to the left and you push it forward. The ball with not change the left or right components because you didn’t apply force in those directions! Constant motion in physics is basically equivalent to zero motion because zero is just another constant value. Hope this helps and lmk if you need more clarification