HYPOTHESIS #2 - Assuming no air resistance, what effect do you expect adding mass to the projectile will have on the range (horizontal distance traveled)?

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Increasing the mass will increase the range of the projectile.

Increasing the mass will decrease the range of the projectile.

Increasing the mass will not affect the range of the projectile.
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Increasing the mass will not affect the range of the projectile.

In the absence of air resistance, the range of a projectile is determined by its initial velocity and the angle of launch, not by its mass. All projectiles, regardless of mass, experience the same acceleration due to gravity, leading to the same range when launched with the same initial conditions.