where the initial velocity is in the positive x-direction, and the acceleration, \(a_{x}\), is in the negative direction (the velocity will be getting smaller and smaller, so its rate of change is neg...where the initial velocity is in the positive x-direction, and the acceleration, \(a_{x}\), is in the negative direction (the velocity will be getting smaller and smaller, so its rate of change is negative). At \(t=2.04\text{s}\), the ball returns to the point from which it was thrown, and the ball is going with the same velocity \((10\text{m/s})\) as when it was released, but the velocity is negative (downwards motion).
