This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: A baseball is thrown and lands 120 m away. While the ball is in flight, assuming the effect of air ... (Read 582 times)

dalyningkenk

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 598
A baseball is thrown and lands 120 m away. While the ball is in flight, assuming the effect of air friction is negligible, which of the following is true?
 a. At maximum height the ball has its greatest kinetic energy.
  b. The horizontal component of the baseball's kinetic energy is constant.
  c. The vertical component of the baseball's kinetic energy is constant.
  d. The mechanical energy of the baseball is greater when nearer to the ground. e. No answer above is correct.

Question 2

The force of static friction exerted on an automobile's tires by the ground
 a. provides the accelerating force that makes the car move forward. b. does positive work on the car while it is accelerating.
  c. does negative work on the car while it is decelerating.
  d. does everything listed in (a), (b) and (c).
  e. only does positive or negative work as in (b) or (c).



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

Ashley I

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 344
Answer to Question 1

E

Answer to Question 2

A





 

Did you know?

Calcitonin is a naturally occurring hormone. In women who are at least 5 years beyond menopause, it slows bone loss and increases spinal bone density.

Did you know?

Historic treatments for rheumatoid arthritis have included gold salts, acupuncture, a diet consisting of apples or rhubarb, nutmeg, nettles, bee venom, bracelets made of copper, prayer, rest, tooth extractions, fasting, honey, vitamins, insulin, snow collected on Christmas, magnets, and electric convulsion therapy.

Did you know?

Many of the drugs used by neuroscientists are derived from toxic plants and venomous animals (such as snakes, spiders, snails, and puffer fish).

Did you know?

According to the FDA, adverse drug events harmed or killed approximately 1,200,000 people in the United States in the year 2015.

Did you know?

In 1886, William Bates reported on the discovery of a substance produced by the adrenal gland that turned out to be epinephrine (adrenaline). In 1904, this drug was first artificially synthesized by Friedrich Stolz.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library