Question

Your roommate drops a tennis ball from a third-story balcony.

It hits the sidewalk and bounces as high as the second story.

Draw a complete motion diagram of the tennis ball from the

time it is released until it reaches the maximum height on its

bounce. Be sure to determine and show the acceleration at the lowest point.

Short answer

A motion diagram of a tennis ball moving down from the balcony of a three-story building with an increasing speed and bounce back after hitting the sidewalk should be drawn.

Step-by-step solution

 Step 1: Introduction

The acceleration as well as the speed of the tennis ball will increase while moving towards the sidewalk and hit there when it is released from the balcony of third story building. The ball then bounce back with a negative acceleration and reaches at a height of second story building.

Motion diagram

The motion diagram of the downward and upward movement of the ball is shown below: