A tennis player tosses a tennis ball straight up and then catchesit after 2.00 s at the same height as the point of release. (a)What is the acceleration of the ball while it is in flight? (b)What is the velocity of the ball when it reaches its maximumheight? Find (c) the initial velocity of the ball and (d) themaximum height it reaches.

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A tennis player tosses a tennis ball straight up and then catches
it after 2.00 s at the same height as the point of release. (a)
What is the acceleration of the ball while it is in flight? (b)
What is the velocity of the ball when it reaches its maximum
height? Find (c) the initial velocity of the ball and (d) the
maximum height it reaches.

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