A skate boarder moves at constant velocity across a horizontal surface. She tosses her phone vertically relative to the surface and continues forward at the same velocity. According to the skate boarder and ignoring air resistance, where does the phone land? where it was tossed from behind the skater

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A skate boarder moves at constant velocity across a horizontal surface. She
tosses her phone vertically relative to the surface and continues forward at
the same velocity. According to the skate boarder and ignoring air
resistance, where does the phone land?
where it was tossed from
behind the skater
in front of the skater
to the right side of the skate board path
Transcribed Image Text:A skate boarder moves at constant velocity across a horizontal surface. She tosses her phone vertically relative to the surface and continues forward at the same velocity. According to the skate boarder and ignoring air resistance, where does the phone land? where it was tossed from behind the skater in front of the skater to the right side of the skate board path
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