A golfer drives her ball from the tee down the fairway in a high arcing shot.When the ball is at the highest point of its flight,
A)its velocity and acceleration are both zero.
B)its velocity is zero but its acceleration is nonzero.
C)its velocity is nonzero but its acceleration is zero.
D)its velocity and acceleration are both nonzero.
E)Insufficient information is given to answer correctly.

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At the highest point of its flight, the ball's vertical velocity is zero, but it still has horizontal velocity. The acceleration due to gravity is nonzero and acts downward throughout the flight.

A Golfer Drives Her Ball from the Tee Down the Fairway