A basketball with a mass of 1.5 kg is thrown with a force of 21 N at an angle of 60 degrees above the horizontal. What is the vertical acceleration caused by this force? (1 point)
a) 10.56 m/s^2 upwards
b) 12.12 m/s^2 upwards
c) 12.2 m/s^2 downwards
d) 9.91 m/s^2 downward