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during a dodge ball game a student throw a ball at another player what forces act on the ball as it flie through the air

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Gravity acts to accelerate the ball downward, and air resistance acts in a way to slow the ball along it's instantaneous velocity (no matter which way it's moving air applies a force in the opposite direction)
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