A projectile is fired horizontally in a region of no air resistance. The projectile maintains its horizontal component of velocity because
A) the net force acting on it is zero.
B) it is not acted on by any forces.
C) it is not acted on by any horizontal forces.
D) it has no vertical component of velocity to begin with.
E) none of these

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The horizontal component of velocity remains constant because there are no horizontal forces acting on the projectile. Gravity acts vertically, not horizontally.

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