A baseball player hits a ball that soars high into the air.

Part A
After the ball has left the bat, and while it is traveling upward (at point P in the figure (Figure 1) ), what is the direction of acceleration (Figure 2) ? Ignore air resistance.

(a)
(b)
(c)

Question

A baseball player hits a ball that soars high into the air.

Part A
After the ball has left the bat, and while it is traveling upward (at point P in the figure (Figure 1) ), what is the direction of acceleration (Figure 2) ? Ignore air resistance.

(a)
	 (b)
	 (c)

anonymous · Answer

http://session.masteringphysics.com/problemAsset/1697504/4/Giancoli7.ch3.q05b.jpg figure 1

anonymous · Answer

http://session.masteringphysics.com/problemAsset/1697504/4/Giancoli7.ch3.q05a.jpg figure 2

anonymous · Answer

@ganeshie8

ganeshie8 · Answer

gravity is the acceleration here

ganeshie8 · Answer

gravity pulls the base ball in which direction ? :)

anonymous · Answer

down its always down right?

ganeshie8 · Answer

yup !

ganeshie8 · Answer

when it is in air, oly acceleration on baseball is gravity.
so in air, at ANY point, the accleration direction wud be DOWN !

anonymous · Answer

ohh oki, so is then it would be B bc it is going down, bur C is also but thats going backwards?

ganeshie8 · Answer

b = $\large \color{red}{\checkmark}$

anonymous · Answer

why wouldnt it be C though,

ganeshie8 · Answer

cuz in the direction shown in C pic, center of earth is not there.

ganeshie8 · Answer

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ganeshie8 · Answer

gravity pulls objects towards center of earth sphere

ganeshie8 · Answer

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