A pitching machine is programmed to pitch baseballs horizontally at a speed of 83 mph. The machine is mounted on a truc aimed backward. As the truck drives away from a man at a speed of 65 mph, the machine shoots a ball towards him. Determine the correct relative speed for each object pair.

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A pitching machine is programmed to pitch baseballs horizontally at a speed of 83 mph. The machine is mounted on a truck and
aimed backward. As the truck drives away from a man at a speed of 65 mph, the machine shoots a ball towards him.
Determine the correct relative speed for each object pair.
The speed of the pitching
The speed of the pitched
The speed of the pitching
The speed of the pitched
machine relative to the man
ball relative to the man
machine relative to the truck
ball relative to the truck
65 mph
148 mph
0 mph
18 mph
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170 mph
101 mph
83 mph
Incorrect
Transcribed Image Text:A pitching machine is programmed to pitch baseballs horizontally at a speed of 83 mph. The machine is mounted on a truck and aimed backward. As the truck drives away from a man at a speed of 65 mph, the machine shoots a ball towards him. Determine the correct relative speed for each object pair. The speed of the pitching The speed of the pitched The speed of the pitching The speed of the pitched machine relative to the man ball relative to the man machine relative to the truck ball relative to the truck 65 mph 148 mph 0 mph 18 mph Answer Bank 170 mph 101 mph 83 mph Incorrect
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