You shoot an arrow in a high arc toward a target located some distance away.At the highest point in its flight,the arrow's
A)velocity and acceleration are both nonzero.
B)velocity is zero but its acceleration is nonzero.
C)velocity is nonzero but its acceleration is zero.
D)velocity and acceleration are both zero.
E)Insufficient information is given to answer correctly.

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At the highest point in its flight, the arrow's velocity is not zero; it has a horizontal component of velocity. However, its vertical component of velocity is zero. The acceleration due to gravity is still acting on the arrow, giving it a nonzero acceleration downwards.

You Shoot an Arrow in a High Arc Toward a Target