When working with a projectile motion, is the hypotenuse going to be the same as the velocity?
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It depends which right-angled triangle you are referring to.
If the triangle's sides represent the horizontal component and the vertical component of velocity at a particular moment in time, then the magnitude of the hypotenuse represents the magnitude of instantaneous velocity at that time.
If you mean something else, then the answer is probably no.
If the triangle's sides represent the horizontal component and the vertical component of velocity at a particular moment in time, then the magnitude of the hypotenuse represents the magnitude of instantaneous velocity at that time.
If you mean something else, then the answer is probably no.