A man tosses a pencil vertically upward and catches it in the same spot where it was released. At what point does the pencil experience zero velocity and non-zero acceleration at the same time? 1. The instant before it returns to the person's hand. 2. Midway on the way up 3. At the top of its trajectory. 4. The instant it leaves the person's hand.

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A man tosses a pencil vertically upward and catches it in the same spot where it was released. At what point does the pencil experience zero velocity and non-zero acceleration at the same time?

1. The instant before it returns to the person's hand.

2. Midway on the way up

3. At the top of its trajectory.

4. The instant it leaves the person's hand.

 
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