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Time in air

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

The duration an object spends in free fall after being launched horizontally, determined solely by the vertical height and gravitational acceleration.

AP course connection

Topic 1.5: 1.5 Vectors and Motion in Two Dimensions

Unit 1

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