PRACTICE ANOTHER A home run is hit in such a way that the baseball just clears a wall 18.0 m high, located 118 m from home plate. The ball is hit at an angle of 33.0° to the horizontal, and air resistance is negligible. (Assume that the ball is hit at a height of 1.0 m above the ground.) (a) Find the initial speed of the ball. m/s (b) Find the time it takes the ball to reach the wall. (c) Find the velocity components of the ball when it reaches the wall. x-component m/s m/s y-component Find the speed of the ball when it reaches the wall. 4

PRACTICE ANOTHER A home run is hit in such a way that the baseball just clears a wall 18.0 m high, located 118 m from home plate. The ball is hit at an angle of 33.0° to the horizontal, and air resistance is negligible. (Assume that the ball is hit at a height of 1.0 m above the ground.) (a) Find the initial speed of the ball. m/s (b) Find the time it takes the ball to reach the wall. (c) Find the velocity components of the ball when it reaches the wall. x-component m/s m/s y-component Find the speed of the ball when it reaches the wall. 4

Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems

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Author:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

Publisher:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

Chapter2: Newtonian Mechanics-single Particle

Section: Chapter Questions

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