Imagine that you are going for a ride in a hot air balloon at the Canowindra Balloon Challenge. While the balloon is rising at a speed of 2.0 m/s, you throw a small ball down at a speed of 5.0 m/s relative to your body. A person who measures the ball's velocity at the instant of release will find that the ball's velocity relative to the ground at that instant is O a. 3.0 m/s, up. O b.2.0 m/s, up. Oc. 3.0 m/s, down. O d. 12.8 m/s, down. O e. 5.0 m/s, down.

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Imagine that you are going for a ride in a hot air balloon at the Canowindra Balloon Challenge. While the balloon is rising at a speed of 2.0 m/s, you throw a small ball down at a speed of 5.0 m/s relative to your body. A
person who measures the ball's velocity at the instant of release will find that the ball's velocity relative to the ground at that instant is
O a. 3.0 m/s, up.
O b. 2.0 m/s, up.
O c. 3.0 m/s, down.
O d. 12.8 m/s, down.
O e. 5.0 m/s, down.
Transcribed Image Text:Imagine that you are going for a ride in a hot air balloon at the Canowindra Balloon Challenge. While the balloon is rising at a speed of 2.0 m/s, you throw a small ball down at a speed of 5.0 m/s relative to your body. A person who measures the ball's velocity at the instant of release will find that the ball's velocity relative to the ground at that instant is O a. 3.0 m/s, up. O b. 2.0 m/s, up. O c. 3.0 m/s, down. O d. 12.8 m/s, down. O e. 5.0 m/s, down.
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