Essential University Physics: Volume 1 (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321993721
ISBN 13: 978-0-32199-372-4

Chapter 9 - Exercises and Problems - Page 167: 96

Answer

vertical

Work Step by Step

As the ball loses energy, we see that the ball starts moving more sideways and less in the up and down direction. At some point, the ball may even stop bouncing at all and instead may begin to roll. Since the ball's velocity is increasingly in the x direction, we see that the vertical velocity is the most affected.
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