Question: A tennis ball (m = 57 g) is projected vertically with an initial speed of 8.8 m/s. (a) If the ball rises to a maximum

A tennis ball (m = 57 g) is projected vertically with an initial speed of 8.8 m/s. 

(a) If the ball rises to a maximum height of 3.7 m, how much kinetic energy was dissipated by the drag force of air resistance? 

(b) How much higher would the ball have gone in a vacuum?

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