Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Non-uniform motion

Non-uniform motion — practice question

A tennis ball is projected horizontally through the air from the top of a tall building. If the effect of air resistance is not negligible, what happens to the ball’s horizontal and vertical components of velocity?

  • Ahorizontal component: constant; vertical component: constant
  • Bhorizontal component: constant; vertical component: increases at a constant rate
  • Chorizontal component: decreases to zero; vertical component: increases at a constant rate
  • Dhorizontal component: decreases to zero; vertical component: increases to a maximum value

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