(a) On the axes below, sketch the graphs of the horizontal and vertical components of the sphere’s velocity as a function of tim
e between , when the sphere is launched and , when the sphere hits the target. Label for the horizontal component of the sphere’s velocity and the vertical component of the sphere’s velocity.
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The mass of a softball is approximately 200 g (0.2 kg), while the knees are located approximately at 30 cm (0.3 m) from the ground. It means that the gravitational potential energy of the ball when it is dropped is
This corresponds to the total mechanical energy of the ball at the moment it is dropped, because there is no kinetic energy (the ball starts from rest). Then the ball is dropped, and just before it hits the ground, all this energy is converted into kinetic energy: but energy cannot be created, so its final kinetic energy cannot be greater than 0.6 J.