A Baseball Is Thrown by the Center Fielder (From Shoulder

question 31

Multiple Choice

A baseball is thrown by the center fielder (from shoulder level) to home plate where it is caught (on the fly at eye level) by the catcher. At what point does the magnitude of the vertical component of velocity have its maximum value? (air resistance is negligible)

• A) just after leaving the center fielder's hand
• B) just before arriving at the catcher's mitt
• C) at the top of the trajectory
• D) the magnitude of vertical component of velocity is constant

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