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If a ball is accelerating down through the air with no horizontal motion, what must be true about the net forces acting on the ball? (1 point)
• The drag is greater than the gravitational force.
• The net force on the ball is directed upward.
• The net force on the ball is zero.
• The gravitational force is greater than the drag.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The gravitational force is greater than the drag.

Reason: net force must be downward for downward acceleration, so gravity > drag (net force = mg − drag downward).