Describe the mechanical energy and the thermal energy of a bouncing basketball

when the ball is bounced gravitationally energy is released (more info below)

Explanation:

When a force is applied down to the ball, the gravitational potential energy is converted into kinetic energy before it hits the earth. Cinetic energy is converted into vibration, thermal, and static electrical energy, before the momentum of the ball pushes the ball back up into the hands of the people.

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see the picture for the vector

the magnitude of the vector by pythagorean theorem

r = √( (-10)^2 + (3)^2 ) = √109

magnitude = √109 units

the direction angle between vector and x-axis is

tan^(-1)(3/10) = 16.699

so the direction is approximately 16.7 degrees north of west