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A frog leaps vertically into the air and encounters no appreciable air resistanc

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Question

A frog leaps vertically into the air and encounters no appreciable air resistance.

Part A

Which statement about the frog's motion is correct?

Which statement about the frog's motion is correct?

On the way up its acceleration is 9.8m/s2 upward, and on the way down its acceleration is 9.8m/s2downward. On the way up and on the way down its acceleration is 9.8m/s2 downward, and at the highest point its acceleration is zero. On the way up, on the way down, and at the highest point its acceleration is 9.8m/s2 downward. At the highest point, it reverses the direction of its acceleration.

Explanation / Answer

On the way up, on the way down, and at the highest point its acceleration is 9.8m/s2 downward