A major-league pitcher can throw a baseball in excess of50.0 m/s. If a ball is t

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A major-league pitcher can throw a baseball in excess of50.0 m/s. If a ball is thrownhorizontally at this speed, how much will it drop by the time itreaches the catcher who is 17.7 m awayfrom the point of release?
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A major-league pitcher can throw a baseball in excess of50.0 m/s. If a ball is thrownhorizontally at this speed, how much will it drop by the time itreaches the catcher who is 17.7 m awayfrom the point of release?
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Explanation / Answer

the time is t = 17.7m / 50.0 m/s = 0.354 s the drop is h and h = (1/2)gt2 = 0.5*9.8m/s2*(0.354s)2 = 0.614m the drop is 0.614m

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