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FMA-2018B-12 · 2018B F = ma (AAPT)

2018 F = ma Exam B — Question 12

Achildinacircular, rotatingspacestationtossesaballinsuchawaysothatoncethestationhasrotated through one half rotation, the child catches the ball. From the child’s point of view, which plot shows the trajectory of the ball? The child is at the bottom of the space station in the diagrams below, but only the initial location of the ball is shown.
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