14 Jan 2022
Problem 42c
Page 45
Section: Problems
Chapter 2: Describing motion: Kinematics in one dimension
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14 Jan 2022
Given information
We are given that:-
A baseball is hit almost straight up into the air with a speed of
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
The ball is hit "almost" straight up in the air, so the vertical component of velocity is actually less than We are ignoring the air resistance.
The ball is hit at a height slightly off the ground, but we assume that the ball starts its flight from the level of the ground. For these reasons, our results are estimates.
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