The figure below depicts a ball in flight. The direction of the airflow is indicated by the stack of straight arrows pointing to the right towards the ball. The linear velocity vector, VB. The curved arrow represents the direction of rotation of the ball. What direction will the Magnus force act (i.e., which direction will the ball be pushed due to flow)? a. Right → VB

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The figure below depicts a ball in flight. The direction of the airflow is indicated by the stack of straight arrows pointing to the right towards the ball. The linear velocity of the ball is indicated by the
vector, VB. The curved arrow represents the direction of rotation of the ball. What direction will the Magnus force act (i.e., which direction will the ball be pushed due to its interaction with the fluid
flow)?
Ⓒa. Right →
O b. Up ↑
O c. Left -
O d. Down ↓
VB
Transcribed Image Text:The figure below depicts a ball in flight. The direction of the airflow is indicated by the stack of straight arrows pointing to the right towards the ball. The linear velocity of the ball is indicated by the vector, VB. The curved arrow represents the direction of rotation of the ball. What direction will the Magnus force act (i.e., which direction will the ball be pushed due to its interaction with the fluid flow)? Ⓒa. Right → O b. Up ↑ O c. Left - O d. Down ↓ VB
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