Suppose you are carrying a ball and running at constant speed, and wish to throw the ball and catch it as it comes back down. Neglecting air resistance, should you (a) throw the ball at an angle of about 45 above the horizontal and maintain the same speed, (b) throw the ball straight up in the air and slow down to catch it, or (c) throw the ball straight up in the air and maintain the same speed? 3.7 As a projectile moves in its parabolic path, the velocity and acceleration vectors are perpendicular to each other (a) everywhere along the projectile's path, (b) at the peak of its path, (e) nowhere along its path, or (d) not enough information is given.

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Suppose you are carrying a ball and running at constant speed, and wish to throw the ball and catch it as it comes back down. Neglecting air resistance, should you (a) throw the ball at an angle of about 45 above the horizontal and maintain the same speed, (b) throw the ball straight up in the air and slow down to catch it, or (c) throw the ball straight up in the air and maintain the same speed? 3.7 As a projectile moves in its parabolic path, the velocity and acceleration vectors are perpendicular to each other (a) everywhere along the projectile's path, (b) at the peak of its path, (e) nowhere along its path, or (d) not enough information is given.

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