Physics: Principles with Applications
7th Edition
ISBN: 9780321625922
Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
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Chapter 2, Problem 4MCQ
A ball is thrown straight up. What are the velocity and acceleration of the ball at the highest point in its path?
a. v= 0, a= 0.
b. v= 0, a= 9.8m/s2 up.
c. v = a = 9.8m/s2 down.
e. v = 9.8 m/s down, a = 0.
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