Chapter 4: Problem 96
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? (b) Choose the best explanation from among the following: A. If you throw the ball straight up, you will leave it behind. B. You have to throw the ball in the direction in which you are walking. C. The ball moves in the forward direction at your walking speed at all times.
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