Question: You throw a ball straight up with an initial speed of (10 mathrm{~m} / mathrm{s}). (a) What is the ball's instantaneous acceleration at instant (t_{1}),

You throw a ball straight up with an initial speed of \(10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\).

(a) What is the ball's instantaneous acceleration at instant \(t_{1}\), just after it leaves your hand; at instant \(t_{2}\), the top of its trajectory; and at instant \(t_{3}\), just before it hits the ground? \((b)\) What is its average acceleration for the upward portion of its journey \(\left(t_{1}\right.\) to \(\left.t_{2}\right)\) and for the entire trip \(\left(t_{1}\right.\) to \(\left.t_{3}\right)\) ?

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