In Figure 10.10, the ball's instantaneous velocity \(\vec{v}\) does not point in the same direction as the displacement \(\Delta \vec{r}\) (it points above the final position of the ball). Why?

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Figure 10.10 Displacement, instantaneous velocity, and acceleration for the freely falling ball of Figure 10.1. displacement A 15 instantaneous velocity v acceleration a d = 0 is tangent- to trajectory ball's trajectory vx a is in direction of Av 1st 11 x 11 LL