Suppose you have a bat swing speed of 110 feet per second and hit the ball at a 45 degree angle. The fence is 350 feet away and 10 feet height. Assume the batter hits the ball when it is 3 feet off of the ground.   a. Would you hit a homerun?    b. How far will the ball travel before it hits the ground?   c. Would you hit a homerun if you increased your bat speed to 120 feet per second?

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Suppose you have a bat swing speed of 110 feet per second and hit the ball at a 45 degree angle. The fence is 350 feet away and 10 feet height. Assume the batter hits the ball when it is 3 feet off of the ground.

 

a. Would you hit a homerun? 

 

b. How far will the ball travel before it hits the ground?

 

c. Would you hit a homerun if you increased your bat speed to 120 feet per second? 

 

d. Would you hit a homerun if you kept the 120 feet per second speed but used a 40 degree angle (hit more of a line drive)? 

 

 

e. Would you hit a homerun if you kept the 120 feet per second speed but used a 50 degree angle (hit it higher in the air)?

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