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Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text, Hybrid (with Enhanced WebAssign Printed Access Card)
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Author: Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 2, Problem 8CQ
You throw a ball vertically upward so that it leaves the ground with velocity +5.00 m/s. (a) What is its velocity when it reaches its maximum altitude? (b) What is its acceleration at this point? (c) What is the velocity with which it returns to ground level? (d) What is its acceleration at this point?
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