A golf ball is hit into the air, upward, but at an angle. Which of the following statements accurately describes its motion while in the air? (a) Its velocity is zero at the high point in the trajectory (b) On the way up, it’s accelerating upward, and on the way down it’s accelerating downward (c) Its vertical acceleration is zero at the highest point (d) Its horizontal velocity does not change once it’s in the air, but its vertical velocity does change (e) On the way up, both horizontal and vertical velocity components are decreasing and on the way down they are both increasing

A golf ball is hit into the air, upward, but at an angle. Which of the following statements accurately describes its motion while in the air? (a) Its velocity is zero at the high point in the trajectory (b) On the way up, it’s accelerating upward, and on the way down it’s accelerating downward (c) Its vertical acceleration is zero at the highest point (d) Its horizontal velocity does not change once it’s in the air, but its vertical velocity does change (e) On the way up, both horizontal and vertical velocity components are decreasing and on the way down they are both increasing

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