Station 1: Ball rolling off the table 1. Draw a free-body diagram for the ball in the air.
2. In what direction is the ball accelerating as it falls?
3. Does the net force on the ball in the free-body diagram indicate the direction of acceleration of the ball?
Explain.

During a medieval siege of a castle, the attacking army uses a trebuchet to hurl heavy stones at the castle walls. if the trebuchet launches the stones with a velocity of at an angle of 50.0°, (a) how long does it take the stone to hit the ground? (b) what is the maximum distance that the trebuchet can be from the castle wall to be in range? (c) how high will the stones go? show all your work.