You throw a ball upward with an initial speed of 4.5 m>s. Whenit returns to your hand 0.92 s later, it has the same speed in thedownward direction (assuming air resistance can be ignored).What was the average acceleration vector of the ball?

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You throw a ball upward with an initial speed of 4.5 m>s. When
it returns to your hand 0.92 s later, it has the same speed in the
downward direction (assuming air resistance can be ignored).
What was the average acceleration vector of the ball?

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