At the instant it leaves the player's hand after a jump shot, a 0.62-kg basketball is traveling

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At the instant it leaves the player's hand after a jump shot, a 0.62-kg basketball is traveling 8.4 m/s. When it passes through the hoop its speed is 6.8 m/s.

(a) How much work has gravity done on the ball?

(b) What is the vertical component of the ball's displacement?

(c) If the magnitude of the total displacement of the ball is 4.6 m, what is the angle between the displacement vector and the gravitational force?

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Physics

ISBN: 978-0321976444

5th edition

Authors: James S. Walker

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