A ball is thrown vertically upward.
a. What happens to the ballâs velocity while the ball is in the air?
b. What is its velocity when it reaches its maximum altitude?
c. What is its acceleration when it reaches its maximum altitude?
d. What is its acceleration just before it hits the ground?
e. Does its acceleration increase, decrease, or remain constant?

Respuesta :

Answer:

a. Positive and decreasing

b. 0

c. -9.81 m/s2

d. -9.81 m/s2

e. -9.81 m/s2

Explanation:

a. Since there's a constant gravitational acceleration acting downward, an upward velocity would decrease over time, until it reaches 0 at it's maximum altitude.

b. It's 0 at maximum altitude as it's no longer progressing upward. Otherwise it wouldn't be a maximum altitude.

c. d. and e. Doesn't matter where the ball is, it'd be always subjected to a constant gravitational acceleration, which is 9.81 m/s2/