Describe the motion of an object in free fall Given a rock which is thrown up into the air into free fall. At it maximum height its velocity is zero. What is the acceleration of the rock at this instant? (let g = the acceleration due to gravity)   a. one-half of g   b. g2   c. -g   d. 2g   e. zero

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Describe the motion of an object in free fall

Given a rock which is thrown up into the air into free fall. At it maximum height its velocity is zero. What is the acceleration of the rock at this instant? (let g = the acceleration due to gravity)

  a.

one-half of g

  b.

g2

  c.

-g

  d.

2g

  e.

zero

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