Physics (AS & A Level) · Oct / Nov 2018 · Paper 11 · Question 6

A tennis ball is thrown horizontally in air from the top of a tall building. The effect of air resistance is not negligible. What happens to the horizontal and to the vertical components of the ball's velocity?

1. Ahorizontal component: constant; vertical component: constant
2. Bhorizontal component: constant; vertical component: increases at a constant rate
3. Chorizontal component: decreases to zero; vertical component: increases at a constant rate
4. Dhorizontal component: decreases to zero; vertical component: increases to a maximum value

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