What is the horizontal acceleration of a ball taht is launched horizontally with a velocity of 5.6 m/s?

Horizontal acceleration=0

Explanation:

Horizontal Launching

When an object is launched horizontally at a certain speed , only one force will be acting throughout the whole duration of the motion: the force of gravity. If no effect of the wind is to be considered, then the horizontal speed will not change over time. It means the horizontal acceleration is zero. Please note the vertical acceleration is not zero, it is in fact, the acceleration of gravity (0.8 m/sec^2)

force is based upon mass and acceleration.the statement is not always true.

it can be explained from newton's second law of motion.

as per newton's second law of motion the rate of change of momentum is directly proportional to the applied force and takes place along the direction of force.

mathematically it can be written as -

                                              ⇒      

here   k is the proportionality constant whose value is 1.

                                                            [a is the acceleration=dv/dt]

hence we see that force not only depends on mass and acceleration but also on velocity and rate of change of mass. force f will depend on mass and acceleration only when mass is constant.

hence the statement that force is based upon mass and acceleration is false.