While you are standing on a expanse of smooth ice, your friend throws a heavy ba

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While you are standing on a expanse of smooth ice, your friend throws a heavy ball towards you. How can you maximize your speed after your interaction with the ball?
a. More information is needed to determine how you should maximize your speed.
b. It doesn't matter since your speed is going to be the same regardless.
c. You should let the ball go past you without touching it all.
d. You should hit the ball back to your friend with the same speed at which it was thrown at you.
e. You should catch the ball

How would you calculate your speed if you hit the ball back to your friend with the same speed at which it was thrown at you. Is that an elastic collision?

Is option c invalid because the question is asking how to maximize your speed and by not interacting with the ball, you will not be changing your speed?

Explanation / Answer

OPTION D === since it will give more momentum and in result more speed

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