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CE Predict/Explain As you walk briskly down the street,
Chapter 4, Problem 1P(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 1P
CE Predict/Explain As you walk briskly down the street, you toss a small ball into the air. (a) If you want the ball to land in your hand when it comes back down, should you toss the ball straight upward, in a forward direction, or in a backward direction, relative to your body?
(b) Choose the best explanation from among the following:
I. If the ball is thrown straight up you will leave it behind.
II. You have to throw the ball in the direction you are walking.
III. The ball moves in the forward direction with your walking speed at all times.
Questions & Answers
QUESTION:
Problem 1P
CE Predict/Explain As you walk briskly down the street, you toss a small ball into the air. (a) If you want the ball to land in your hand when it comes back down, should you toss the ball straight upward, in a forward direction, or in a backward direction, relative to your body?
(b) Choose the best explanation from among the following:
I. If the ball is thrown straight up you will leave it behind.
II. You have to throw the ball in the direction you are walking.
III. The ball moves in the forward direction with your walking speed at all times.
ANSWER:
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In this problem, we have to explain what happens when we throw the ball in air when we are walking.