A player passes a 0.600 kg basketball downcourt for a fast break. The ball leaves the player's hands with a speed of 8.30 m/s and slows down to 7.20 m/s at its highest point.
A) Ignoring air resistance, how high above the release point is the ball when it is at its maximum height?
B) How would doubling the ball's mass affect the result in part (a)? Explain.

pls show me the calculation. and pls explain part b to me, i dont understand :-/

Question

A player passes a 0.600 kg basketball downcourt for a fast break. The ball leaves the player's hands with a speed of 8.30 m/s and slows down to 7.20 m/s at its highest point.
A) Ignoring air resistance, how high above the release point is the ball when it is at its maximum height?
B) How would doubling the ball's mass affect the result in part (a)? Explain.

pls show me the calculation. and pls explain part b to me, i dont understand :-/

anonymous · Answer

im sorry but its not the right answer :-/ 
and the answer for part (B) is max height do not depend on the ball's mass.
how can i explain this statement?