A major league baseball player hits a fly ball. The ball leaves the bat with a velocity of 41 m/sat an angle of 72o above the horizontal. How far from home plate does the center fielder need to stand if he is going to catch the ball at the same height from which it was hit?

A major league baseball player hits a fly ball. The ball leaves the bat with a velocity of 41 m/sat an angle of 72o above the horizontal. How far from home plate does the center fielder need to stand if he is going to catch the ball at the same height from which it was hit?

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University Physics Volume 1

18th Edition

ISBN:9781938168277

Author:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Publisher:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Chapter4: Motion In Two And Three Dimensions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 40P: A basketball player shoots toward a basket 6.1 m ay and 3.0 m above the floor. If the ball is...

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