A tennis ball is hit across the court, raising up and coming back down. Which of thefollowing statements is true about the tennis ball at the top of its path?The horizontal velocity is zero.The horizontal acceleration is zero.The vertical acceleration is zero.All the other statements are false.

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A tennis ball is hit across the court, raising up and coming back down. Which of the following statements is true about the tennis ball at the top of its path?

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A tennis ball is hit across the court, raising up and coming back down. Which of the
following statements is true about the tennis ball at the top of its path?
The horizontal velocity is zero.
The horizontal acceleration is zero.
The vertical acceleration is zero.
All the other statements are false.

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