You toss a penny upward. After it\'s released it moves upward, reaching it\'s hi

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You toss a penny upward. After it's released it moves upward, reaching it's highest point before it falls back down into your hand when you catch it. Assume the effects of friction are so small they can be ignored. When the penny is at its highest position the net force exerted on the penny is: Upward, zero, or downward? You toss a penny upward. After it's released it moves upward, reaching it's highest point before it falls back down into your hand when you catch it. Assume the effects of friction are so small they can be ignored. When the penny is at its highest position the net force exerted on the penny is: Upward, zero, or downward? When the penny is at its highest position the net force exerted on the penny is: Upward, zero, or downward?

Explanation / Answer

here,

a penny is tossed upwards

when it is released

the only force acting on it is the force due to gravity

and the direction of gravity is downwards

the force of gravity is constant

so,

at the heighest position , the net force exerted on the penny is downward

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