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Chapter 4, Problem 4CQ(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 4CQ
In a game of baseball, a player hits a high fly ball to the outfield. (a) Is there a point during the flight of the ball where its velocity is parallel to its acceleration? (b) Is there a point where the ball's velocity is perpendicular to its acceleration? Explain in each case.
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QUESTION:
Problem 4CQ
In a game of baseball, a player hits a high fly ball to the outfield. (a) Is there a point during the flight of the ball where its velocity is parallel to its acceleration? (b) Is there a point where the ball's velocity is perpendicular to its acceleration? Explain in each case.
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Here we have to explain for a projectile motion of the ball, is there any point during the time of flight where the velocity of ball is parallel to its acceleration and velocity is perpendicular to its acceleration.