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The discussion centers on the kinematics of basketball, specifically addressing the linear and rotational motion of a basketball. The participants reference a paper available at ScienceDirect, which provides a detailed analysis of the topic. Key concepts include the conversion of work into both angular and linear momentum as it pertains to the motion of the basketball.

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Welcome to the PF. :smile:

What a fun problem and question. Can you post a link to the whole paper? I'm not seeing enough of their development in your attachment to be able to help so far.
 
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The ball will do both linear and rotational motion.The work done on the ball will be converted in both angular and linear momentum.
 
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