Suppose earth's gravitational force were decreased by half. how would this change affect a game of basketball? write a paragraph explaining how the motion of the players and the ball would be different.

They would be able to jump higher with less effort the ball would weigh less meaning it could be dribbled with little to no effort there would also be the fact that your running would be effected.your legs would come off the ground if only for an inch or two allowing you to travel faster but with less control

Due to the decrease in the gravitational force, it will take longer time for ball to reach the ground while dribbling. Moreover, the hang time of players will also be longer. This means that the players will stay on air longer and will be able to jump higher. 

Is a  vector quantity  that refers to "the rate at which an object changes its position." imagine a person moving rapidly - one step forward and one step back - always returning to the original starting position. while this might result in a frenzy of activity, it would result in a zero velocity. because the person always returns to the original position, the motion would never result in a change in position. since velocity is defined as the rate at which the position changes, this motion results in zero velocity. if a person in motion wishes to maximize their velocity, then that person must make every effort to maximize the amount that they are displaced from their original position. every step must go into moving that person further from where he or she started. for certain, the person should never change directions and begin to return to the starting position.