Question

A soccer ball is kicked from point p_i at angle above a horizontal field. The Baul follows an ideal path no friction before landing on the field at point p_f.What happens to the magnitude of the soccer ball's vertical acceleration from position X to position Y?

Answer 1

The acceleration due to gravity always acts in the downward direction and its value remains constant.

During the motion of the soccer ball from position x to position y, the vertical acceleration is the acceleration due to gravity.

The magnitude of the soccer ball's vertical acceleration remains the same.

Thus, it remains the same.