Question

A basketball is thrown for a three-point attempt. Where along its path does the basketball have the largest acceleration? (Ignore air resistance). A. At the highest point B. Immediately after leaving the hands of the player C. It has the same acceleration along the entire path D. Right before going into the basket

Answer 1

As the ball leave the hands of player, force of gravity starts acting on it and pulling it back.as it moving upward acceleration due to gravity is .and when ball reaches at its highest point,its velocity is zero but still value of acceleration due to gravity is    .In its return journey again force of gravity acting on it,which is given as

if is the mass of ball,then force of gravity is

value of remain same.

so we say that ,it has same acceleration along the entire path.

answered by: anonymous