A baseball player is warming up and tosses the ball straight up in the air. The

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A baseball player is warming up and tosses the ball straight up in the air. The ball travels up until it reaches some maximum height and then it falls back down into the players hand. If we neglect air resistance then the magnitude of the acceleration of the ball is:

a)Largest the moment after it leaves the players hand

b)Smallest the moment after it leaves the players hand

c)Largest  the moment before it returns to the players hand

d)Smallest  the moment before it returns to the players hand'

e)Largest when it reaches the highest point

f) Smallest when it reaches the largest point

g) constant at all points in flight

* remember that you need to neglect air resistance

Explanation / Answer

g) constant at all points in flight

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