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# Problem: Suppose you toss a tennis ball upward.  (c) What happens to the potential energy of the ball as it moves higher?a) The potential energy of the ball increases. b) The potential energy of the ball decreases.

###### FREE Expert Solution

Kinetic energy → energy of motion

$\overline{)\mathbf{K}\mathbf{.}\mathbf{E}\mathbf{.}\mathbf{=}\frac{\mathbf{1}}{\mathbf{2}}{\mathbf{mv}}^{\mathbf{2}}}$

Potential energy → stored energy, by virtue of its position

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###### Problem Details

Suppose you toss a tennis ball upward.  (c) What happens to the potential energy of the ball as it moves higher?

a) The potential energy of the ball increases.

b) The potential energy of the ball decreases.

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