Just a cool problem!
Classical Mechanics
Level
2
When you drop a ball it accelerates downward at 9.8 m/s^2. If you instead throw it downward, then its acceleration immediately after leaving your hand, assuming no air resistance, is
none
less than 9.8m/s^2
more than 9.8m/s^2
9.8m/s^2
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free fall = same acceleration