E 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 veloc- ity of the ball and (d) the maximum 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 veloc-
ity of the ball and (d) the maximum height it reaches.
Transcribed Image Text: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 veloc- ity of the ball and (d) the maximum height it reaches.
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