What are the characteristics of an object in free fall at the top of its path?

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An object in free fall at the top of its path experiences zero velocity, resulting in zero momentum and maximum potential energy. The acceleration due to gravity remains constant at 9.8 m/s² throughout the object's trajectory, including at the peak. At this point, the object is not in equilibrium as the net force acting on it is still the force of gravity, which is not zero. Therefore, the correct characteristics of an object in free fall at the top of its path include zero momentum and maximum potential energy, not equilibrium.

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HELP! PLEASE concepts in free fall

an object is thrown upwards, at the top of the path it has
a) zero acceleration
b) maximum momentum
c) maximum kE
d) is at equillibrium
e)none of the above


i know accelarion is 9.8m/s^2
i also know is not KE since at the top is potential
im confused of the other two
 
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(b) momentum is [tex]p=mv[/tex] what is [tex]v[/tex] at the top of the path?

(d)if an object is in equilibrium, then the net force on it will be zero...is the net force on this object zero?
 
the question was just an statement askin what does free fall have at the highest point on top of the path
 

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