A Ball Is Launched Upward from a Baseball Field

question 38

Multiple Choice

A ball is launched upward from a baseball field.Assuming that it begins with an upward velocity of 10.5 m/s,what is its speed after three seconds have elapsed? (The acceleration due to gravity on Earth is 9.8 m/s².)

• A) 0.7 m/s
• B) 10.5 m/s
• C) 18.9 m/s
• D) 39.9 m/s

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