Projectile Motion

Why can horizontal and vertical motion be analyzed separately and then recombined into one trajectory?

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Why can horizontal and vertical motion be analyzed separately and then recombined into one trajectory?

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Resolving the initial velocity into perpendicular components lets the horizontal and vertical equations evolve with the same time variable and then recombine into one trajectory.