Answer to Question #84363 in Physics for creighton inambao

Question

Suppose you are carrying a ball and running at a constant speed, and wish to throw the ball and catch it as it comes back down. Neglecting air resistance, you should do which of the following?

Answer 1

We should simply throw it straight up in the air. Because the ball is moving along with us, it will follow a parabolic trajectory with a horizontal component of velocity that is the same as ours.