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Quarter 4 Week 1
 Title Card
Lesson 1: Projectile Motion

Guide Card
Introduction
This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you master
the magnetic force. The scope of this module permits it to be used in many different
learning situations. The language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of students.
The lessons are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the course. But the order in
which you read them can be changed to correspond to the textbook you are now using. In
this module, you will learn how to describe the horizontal and vertical motions of a
projectile (S9FE-IVa34).
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe projectile motion;
2. Differentiate projectile motion from vertical and horizontal motion; and
3. Describe the horizontal and vertical motions of a projectile.
Pre-Test: What I Know
Directions: Choose the correct descriptions in column A with the items in Column B. Write
your answers on your Science notebook. Good luck!
Number 1 is done for you!
1. Acceleration – (G) It is the change in velocity over a given period of time.
Column A Column B
1. Not changing or constant A. acceleration
2. The speed of an object in a particular direction B. ballistics
3. The path of a projectile motion C. constant
4. Any object that has been thrown, shot or launched D. gravity
5. It is the resistance to motion of one object moving E. friction
relative to another.
6. It is a downward force acting on an object. F. parabola
7. It is the change in velocity over a given period of time. G. projectile
8. It is the study of projectile motion. H. speed
9. A curve generated where any point is at an equal I. trajectory
distance from: a fixed point, and a fixed straight-line.
10. A rate at which the position of an object changes J. velocity
over a given period of time.

Congratulations! You can always go back to this page for your guide throughout
your journey on Projectile Motion.

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 Do you love watching basketball and volleyball? And do you enjoy watching these
different kinds of ball games? Do you get excited whenever there is a three-point attempt
in basketball, or a service ace in volleyball? Well, I guess most of us love these games. Did
you know that theses sports are very useful in our topic for today? Yes! Today, we will
explore about PROJECTILE MOTION.

What is Projectile Motion?

An object that is thrown vertically upward and an object which is thrown upward at
an angle to the horizontal is also a projectile. An object that is thrown vertically upward
and an object which is thrown upward at an angle to the horizontal is also a projectile.

There are two types of projectile motion: horizontal projection and vertical
projection. In horizontal projection, the object moves backward and forward. Whereas
in vertical projection, the object moves in upward and downward motion. A projectile is
any object that is given an initial velocity and then follows a path determined entirely by
the gravity.

Review: What’s In
A projectile is simply defined as any object that is given an initial velocity and then
follows a path determined entirely by the gravity.
Directions: Classify the following projectile motion as HORIZONTAL or VERTICAL.
Write your answers on your Science Notebook.
__________1. a falling leaf
__________2. a racing car
__________3. a ball that is toss upward
__________4. a ball that is thrown
__________5. rocket launch
__________6. a jeep going to San Fernando
__________7. a coin toss upward
__________8. a bullet train
__________9. basketball player passes the ball to a team mate
__________10. airplane crashed

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 Activity Card
What’s New
Go Experiments!
Let’s perform some simple experiments.
EXPERIMENT # 1
Materials: Table and 2 similar coins
Procedure: 1. Hold two coins the same distance above the floor.
2. Drop them at the same time.
3. Listen to the sound they make as they strike the floor.
Q1. Do the coins hit the floor at the same or different times? Why?
EXPERIMENT # 2
Materials: Table and 2 different coins
Procedure: 1. Put a mark on the coins. You can write A and B.
2. Put one-coin A on the edge of a table, so that it is just about to fall.
3. Get the other coin B and flick it towards the edge coin.
4. Hit the two coins at the same time.
5. Which coin hits the ground first?
6. Write your observation on your science notebook.
Q2. Do the coins hit the floor at the same or different times? Why?

You should have observed two important aspects of how thrown objects move. The
horizontally thrown coin and the dropped coin will hit the ground at the same time when
there is no air resistance. The horizontal motion of the coin does not affect its downward
motion.
Both coins will fall at the same time. The vertical motion of the coin falling directly
down to the floor near the table and the coin landing further away from the table are
identical. The projected coin kept moving to the right but its vertical motion was identical
to the dropped coin.

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Discussion
Projectile Motion
Projectile is any object thrown into space upon which the only force acting is the
gravity. This does not necessarily mean that the other forces do not act on it, just that their
effect is less compared to gravity.
When particle is thrown diagonally near the earth surface, it moves along a curved
path under constant acceleration that is directed towards the center of the earth. The path
of such particle is called projectile and the motion is called Projectile Motion.
Projectile Motion: Inertia (an object in motion remains in motion unless a force acts
to cause a change in motion) causes a projectile to retain any horizontal motion that it has
at the instant it is launched, and it retains that motion in the form of constant horizontal
speed.
What is gravity?
Gravity is a force which tries to pull two objects toward each other. Gravity causes
a projectile to exhibit vertical acceleration that matches free fall, whether or not the
projectile has simultaneous horizontal motion.
What is trajectory?
The path followed by a projectile is known as trajectory.

Depending on how hard or how high you throw a projectile, the path could be
stretched out or high and steep, but it will always be a parabolic shape.
Free Fall: All objects in a state of free fall, regardless of mass, shape, or other
characteristics, experience a uniform (constant) acceleration of approximately 10 m/s2 in
the downward direction. (Notice that free fall does not include objects that experience a
significant force due to air resistance.)
Vertical and Horizontal Projectile Motion
The horizontal and vertical motion of an object is independent (except for the total
time).
The vertical motion of a projectile is controlled by the force of gravity. This means
that there is unbalanced force acting on the object so it will accelerate downwards. This
acceleration is 9.8 m/s2 (the gravitational field strength on Earth).

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 The horizontal speed of a projectile is constant for the duration of its flight. This is
because, once launched, there are no horizontal forces acting on the projectile (air
resistance is usually ignored because it is very small) so horizontally the projectile will
travel at a constant speed.
The above information can be summarized by the following table.
Horizontal Vertical motion
motion
Yes
Forces No The force of gravity acts
downward.
Yes
Acceleration No “g” (gravity) is downward at
9.8m/s/s ( - 9.8m/s2)
Changing
Velocity Constant (by 9.8 m/s each second)

Enrichment Card
Activity 1
Directions: Identify which among these pictures below are examples of projectile motion.
Write the letter of the correct picture on your Science Notebook.

A. B.

C. D.

E. F.

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 G. H.

I. J.
Activity 2
Directions: Fill in the blanks. Choose from the words inside the box and write your answers
on your Science Notebook.
acceleration gravity projectile
trajectory velocity
1. A _______________ is any object moving only under the influence of gravity.
2-3. _______________ is the rate at which an object changes its position, while
_______________ is the rate at which an object changes its velocity.
4. The path of a projectile is known as its _______________.
5. _______________ is a force and acts on everything on Earth and in the Universe.

Activity 3
Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct or FALSE if it is not. Write your
answers on your Science Notebook.
_________1. Gravity accelerates objects downward but is unable to affect the horizontal
motion of a projectile.
_________2. Two objects are released from the same height. Object A falls straight down
from the cliff and object B follows a curved parabolic path. Do both
objects hit the ground at the same time?
_________3. The vertical velocity of a projectile changes by 9.8m/s each second.
_________4. The horizontal motion of a projectile is independent of its vertical motion.
_________5. The horizontal motion of the projectile is the result of the tendency of any
object in motion to remain in motion at constant velocity.

Congratulations!
Now you understand the concept of Projectile motion. The next activity will focus
on the 2 types of Projectile Motion which is Horizontal and Vertical Projectile Motion.

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 Title Card
Lesson 2: Horizontal Motion

Guide Card
You have learned about displacements, velocities and acceleration when you were in grade
7 and grade 8. Now you will use those basic equations to derive formula in Uniformly
Accelerated Motion (UAM). Using the following equation on velocity, average velocity
and acceleration, you can derive other equation.
The mathematical quantities that are used to describe the motion of objects can be divided
into two categories. The quantity is either a vector or a scalar. These two categories can be
distinguished from one another by their distinct definitions:
Scalars are quantities that are fully described by a magnitude (or numerical value) alone.
Vectors are quantities that are fully described by both a magnitude and a direction.
In kinematics, there are various terminologies to be used in conceptual and computational
physics. These are the following: • Initial velocity – the velocity at the starting point and
represented by the symbol, 𝑣𝑖𝑥 • Final velocity – the velocity at the final point of time and
represented by the symbol, 𝑣𝑓𝑥 • Acceleration – the change of velocity of an object with
respect to time and represented by the symbol, 𝑎𝑥 Remember the following kinematic
equations and formulas on this guide below.
Formulas to be used:
v = 𝐝 /𝐭 for speed
𝐭=𝐝v for time
𝐝 = v/𝐭 for distance
Steps in Problem Solving
1. Write the given in the problem.
2. Write the required or the missing quantity.
3. Write the correct formula to be used.
4. Solve the problems with complete solution.
5. Report your final answer up to two decimal places.

As you go along this module, it is important to look on this list of formula.

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 Activity Card
What’s New
You’re are now good to go on the next part! Remember the steps in solving problem
from the previous part? Yes, we will use that part on this module. For you to fully
understand the concept of uniformly accelerated motion you need to solve word problems
related to real life situation. Study and analyze the sample problem above. If you will notice
and follow the steps from the guide card, you can follow the pattern on how to solve for a
problem based on Uniformly Accelerated Motion (UAM). Now you’re good to go just
remember to follow the steps in answering the problem. Good luck!

Activity 1
Directions: Solve and answer the following. Write your answers on your Science
Notebook.
Sample Problem #1
An airplane from rest accelerates on a runway at 5.50 m/s2 for 20.25 s until it finally
takes off the ground. What is the distance covered before takeoff?
Given: a = 5.50 m/s2 Required: d =?
t = 20.25 s Formula: d = Vit + ½ at2
Vi = 0 m/s
Solution:
*Remember to follow the steps in answering word problem!

Sample Problem #2
A jeepney from rest accelerates uniformly over a time of 3.25 s and covers a distance of
15 m. determine the acceleration of the jeepney.
Given: t = 3.25 s
d = 15 m
Vi = 0 m/s
Solution:
Are you having a hard time in Problem no. 2? Try to read the “Thoughts to Ponder”.
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You may derive formula from 1 to another. Like for instance in this problem, we are
looking for acceleration and we will derive from this formula

d = Vit + ½ at2. Since the Vi is 0 multiply to time is equal to zero so you can cancel it out.
By doing so you will come up with d = ½ at2. Simplifying this term, you can
2(d) = (½ at2 )2

Multiply both side by 2, then simply further

2d = at2 by dividing t2 to both side
t2 t2
so, a = 2d
t2

Activity 2
Solve the following on your notebook.
1.A train accelerates to a speed of 20 m/s over a distance of 150 m. Determine the
acceleration (assume uniform) of the train.
Given: Required:
Formula: Final Answer:
Solution:
2. An airplane accelerates down a runway at 3.20 m/s2 for 32.8 s until is finally lifts off
the ground. Determine the distance traveled before takeoff.
Given: Required:
Formula: Final Answer:
Solution:

Reflection Card
What I Can Do
Directions: Below are some quantities, classify them as Scalar or Vector quantity. Identify also the
quantity from the options given. Write your answers on your notebook.
DISTANCE
15 m 1.--------- SCALAR VECTOR 6 .-------- VELOCITY ACCELERATION
45 m/s,
FORCE
east 2.--------- SCALAR VECTOR 7.--------- VELOCITY SPEED
7 m.
SCALAR VECTOR DISPLACEMENT MASS DISTANCE
north 3.--------- 8.---------
90 N,
SCALAR VECTOR MOMENTUM FORCE POWER
down 4.--------- 9.---------
105
m/s2, SCALAR VECTOR VELOCITY SPEED ACCELERATION
west 5.--------- 10.--------

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 Title Card
Lesson 3: Vertical Motion

Guide Card
Introduction
You learned in Grade 8 that the pull of gravity acts on all objects. So on Earth, when
you throw something up it will go down. Let’s get started
A free-falling object is an object that is falling under the sole influence of gravity.
Any object that is being acted upon only by the force of gravity is said to be in a state of
free fall.
There are two important motion characteristics that are true of free-falling objects:
• Free-falling objects do not encounter air resistance.
• All free-falling objects (on Earth) accelerate downwards at a rate of 9.8 m/s2 (9.8 m/s/s)

Pre-Test: What I Know

Directions: Write FACT if the statement is correct or BLUFF if it is not. Write the answers
on your notebook.
_______1. The acceleration which is gained by an object because of gravitational force.
_______2. Its SI unit is m/s2.
_______3. Acceleration due to gravity is a vector, which means it has both a magnitude
and a direction.
_______4. The acceleration due to gravity at the surface of Earth is represented as g.
_______5. It has a constant value defined as 9.80665 m/s2 or 9.8 m/s2.

Remember to list down the following formula. It will be helpful as you solve for word
problems along the way.

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 Activity Card
Activity No. 1: DROP ME!!
Objectives: 1. Record the time for the ball to reach the ground; and
2. Calculate the height of a building
Materials: Stopwatch ball (any available to use) long string
Procedure:
1.Look for a tall building in your area. (Second floor of the house may do) Drop the
ball from the tall building.
2.Using the stopwatch, ask someone to record the time it takes the ball to reach the
ground. Record your data.
3.Calculate the height covered by the ball using the formula
h=1/2gt2 (since vi = 0).
4.Using the data from the table, calculate the final velocity of the ball using the
formula vf = gt (since vi = 0). Try also calculating final velocity using the formula
vf = the square root of 2agh and compare your answers.
5.Using a very long string, get the actual height of the building.
Table A. Data on the Time and Height of the Building
TRIAL TIME t, (s) HEIGHT h, (m)
1
2
3
AVERAGE

Guide Questions:
Q1. What is the velocity of the ball just before it hits the ground?
Q2. How will you compare the actual height of the building from the result of the
experiment?
Q3. What is the percentage error?

Enrichment Card
Activity No. 1: YOU RAISED ME UP!
Objectives: 1. Determine the initial velocity of the ball thrown upward
2. Record the time for the ball to reach the ground
3. Record the time for the ball to reach its maximum height and
4. Calculate the maximum height reached by the ball thrown vertically
upward.
Materials: Stopwatch ball (any available to use like tennis ball or sepak takraw)

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Procedures:
1.Throw the ball vertically upward in the air as hard as you can in an open space.
2.Using your stopwatch as someone to record the total time the ball remains in the
air. Get the time of the ball from point of release to its maximum height by dividing
the total time into two.
3.Calculate the initial velocity of the ball using the formula vi= vf + ayt.
Use -9.8m/s2 for ay.
4.Solve for the maximum height reached by the ball using h=vit + ½ ayt2.
Use -9.8m/s2 for ay.
TRIAL Total TIME t, (s) TIME t, (s)
1
2
3
AVERAGE
Guide Question:
Q1. What do you think happens to the speed of the ball as it reaches its maximum height?
Activity No. 2: PROBLEM SET
Directions: Solve and answer the following problems. Write your answers on your Science
Notebook
1. Zed is playing with a ball on top of a building but the ball fell and hits the ground
after 2.6 seconds. What is the final velocity of the ball just before it hits the ground
and how high is the building?
Given: ay = -9.8m/s2
Assume vi = 0 m/s
t = 2.6 s
Find: vf and h
Formula: vf = vi + ayt
d = vit + ½ ayt2

2.The Philippine tarsier is capable of jumping to a height of 1.5 m in hunting for

food. Determine the takeoff speed of the tarsier.

Reflection Card
What I Have Learned
Directions: Complete the paragraphs below by providing the correct answers. Choose from
the answers found inside the textbox. Concepts may be used more than once. Do this in
your notebook/on a separate sheet of paper.

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 Vertical motion Projectile Projectile Motion Uniform motion independent
Free fall Gravity Trajectory 9.8 m/s2 Constant speed

A (1) is an object that is thrown, shot or launched

upon which the only force acting is (2) . (3) is
the motion of a projectile. Its path is called is (4) . It
follows a curved path which is parabolic.
A projectile has two components-the vertical motion and horizontal
motion. The horizontal component is (5) . The
v e r t i c a l co m p o ne nt i s (6) . This means that if air
resistance is neglected, a projectile move horizontally at (7) and
it falls vertically with acceleration of (8) . These two components
are completely (9) of each other. Therefore, the
horizontal and vertical motion can be treated separately.
A projectile launched horizontally will be considered to be a free
fall because there is a change only in its (10) __________.

What I Can Do
Direction: Do the following in your notebook or on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Enumerate at least five (5) things that make use of projectiles in everyday life.
2. Choose one from your answers in number one and draw it.
3 Explain how projectile motion helps you improve real-life situations.
Rubrics for your drawing.
CRITERIA 4-5 2-3 1

Presence of All pictures show Half of the drawings Less than half of the
projectile motion projectile motion. shows projectile drawing shows
motion. projectile motion.

Creativity The elements of the album The elements of the The album is less
are artistically arranged album are artistically creative than it
and clean. arranged. should be.

Incorporation Used techniques for the Used some Used one technique
improvement of all the techniques for the for the improvement
of learning activities based on improvement of the of the activity based
concepts and principles. activity based on on concepts and
concepts and principles.
principles

Assessment Card
Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answers on a separate sheet
of paper.
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3. What are quantities that are fully described by both a magnitude and a direction?
A. velocity B. scalar C. vector D. speed
4. What are the quantities that are fully described by a magnitude (or numerical value)
alone?
A. velocity B. scalar C. vector D. speed
5. What do you call the state of motion that is being acted upon only by the force of gravity?
A. Scalar B. parabola C. trajectory D. free fall
6. What is the x-axis component motion of the projectile?
A. vertical motion C. diagonal motion
B. horizontal motion D. circular motion
7. What is the y-axis component motion of the projectile?
A. vertical motion C. diagonal motion
B. horizontal motion D. circular motion
8. Mass is what kind of quantity?
A. vector B. scalar C. time D. acceleration
9. What is the only force acting on a projectile?
A. speed B. velocity C. gravity D. acceleration
10. Which of the following is true about the x component of a projectile?
A. velocity varies
B. The acceleration along x varies
C. Distance the object travels is not dependent on time
D. Velocity is constant

Reference Card
➢ Book: Science 9 Learner’s Module pp.234-237

➢ Book: Science 9 Learner’s Module pp.237-241

➢ Website: commons.deped.gov.ph
(grade 9 Contributor: Rainier G. De Jesus)

➢ https://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/1DKin

➢ Graphics courtesy of Google

➢ https://prezi.com 10 Facts about Projectiles Lizzie Cid on Prezi Next

➢ https://www.physicsclassroom.com Motion Characteristics of a Projectile – The Physics

Classroom.

➢ https://www.wired.com 5 of the Best Demos of Projectile Motion and Its Quirks

Bitesize Projectile Motion

➢ Study.com Projectile Motion: Definition and Examples

Projectile Motion- PhEt

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What I Know
1. True 2. True 3. True 4. True 5. True
Activity Card (Activity No. 1 Drop Me!)
Guide Questions
Q1. What is the velocity of the ball just before it hits the ground?
• The velocity of the ball just before it hits the ground will be solve using the formula vf 2 = 2ayh since vi =
0 (The value of h depends on the data)
Q2. How will you compare the actual height of the building from the result of the experiment?
• The actual height should be almost the same with the result of our experiment
Q3. What is the percentage error? (ANSWER MAY VARY)
Percentage error = /Actual Value – Experimental value/ x 100%
Actual Value
Lesson 3
What’s New ACTIVITY 2 What’s New ACTIVITY 2
2.An airplane accelerates down a runway at 3.20 m/s2 for 1.A train accelerates to a speed of 20 m/s over a
32.8 s until is finally lifts off the ground. Determine the distance of 150 m. Determine the acceleration
distance traveled before takeoff. (assume uniform) of the train.
Given: a = 3.20 m/s2 Required: d (distance) Given: Vi = 20 m/s Required: a (acceleration)
t = 32.8 s d = 150 m
Formula: Vf2 = Vi2 + 2 a d
Formula: d = Vi t + ½ a t2
Solution: Vf2 = Vi2 + 2 a d
Solution: d = Vi t + ½ a t2
(0m/s)2 = (20m/s)2 + 2 a (150m)
d = (0m/s) (32.8s) + ½ (3.20m/s2) (32.8 s)2 = 400 m2/s2 + a(300m)
300m 300m
d = 1 721. 34 m a = 1.33 m/s2
What’s New ACTIVITY 1 What I Can Do
PROB. 1 1.SCALAR 6. DISTANCE
d = Vi t + ½ a t2
d = (0m/s) (20.25s) + ½ (5.50m/s2)(20.25s)2 2.VECTOR 7. VELOCITY
d = 1128. 67m
3.VECTOR 8. DISPLACEMENT
PROB. 2 4.VECTOR 9. FORCE
a = 2d 2(15m) a = 2.8 m/s2 5.VECTOR 10. ACCELERATION
t2 (3.25s)2
Lesson 2
Enrichment Card Enrichment Card What’s In What I Know
Activity Card 2 Activity Card 1 1. V 1. C
1. Projectile A 2. H 2. J
2. Velocity B 3. V 3. I
3. Acceleration G 4. H 4. G
4. Trajectory F 5. V 5. E
5. Gravity C 6. H 6. D
D 7. V 7. A
Activity Card 3
I 8. H 8. B
1,2,3,4,5 True
J 9. H 9. F
10. H 10.H
Lesson 1
Answer Card
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Assessment What I Have Learned
1. C 1.projectile
2. A 2. gravity
3. C 3. projectile motion
4. B 4. trajectory
5. D 5.uniform motion
6. B 6. free fall
7. A 7.constant speed
8. B 8. 9.8m/s2
9. C 9. independent
10.D 10. vertical motion
Enrichment Card (Activity 2 Problem Set!)
2.The Philippine tarsier is capable of jumping to a height of 1.5 m in hunting for foo. Determine the takeoff
speed of the tarsier.
Given: a = -9.8m/s2
y Find: vi
h = 1.5 m
Formula: vf2 = vi2 + 2ayh
*at the highest point, velocity of the tarsier is ZERO
Solution: vf2 = vi2 +2ayh
(0m/s)2 = vi2 +2(-9.8m/s2) (1.5m)
0m2/s2 = vi2 – 29.4 m2/s2
29.4 m2/s2 = vi2
Final Answer: vi = -5.4m/s
Enrichment Card (Activity 2 Problem Set!)
1.Zed is playing with a ball on top of a building but the ball fell and hits the ground after 2.6 seconds. What is
the final velocity of the ball just before it hits the ground and how high is the building?
Given: ay = -9.8m/s2 Find: vf and h
Assume vi = 0 m/s
t = 2.6 s
Formula: vf = vi + ayt and d = vit + ½ ayt2
Solution: vf = vi + ayt d = vit + ½ ayt
vf = 0 + (-9.8m/s2) (2.6s) h=-d = -[(0m/s)(2.6s) + ½ (-9.8m/s2)(2.6s)2]
Final Answer: vf = -26m/s h = 33m
*take note that negative sign shows downward movement
Enrichment Card (Activity 1 You Raised Me Up!)
Guide Questions
Q1. What do you think happens to the speed of the ball as it reaches its maximum height?
The ball stops momentarily at its maximum height.
*Note (computation may vary based on the data gathered)
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