SOLUTION: A major-league pitcher can throw a ball in excess of 35.8 m/s. If a ball is thrown horizontally at this speed, how much will it drop by the time it reaches a catcher who is 17.0 m

Question 1146348: A major-league pitcher can throw a ball in excess of 35.8 m/s. If a ball is thrown horizontally at this speed, how much will it drop by the time it reaches a catcher who is 17.0 m away from the point of release?
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A major-league pitcher can throw a ball in excess of 35.8 m/s.
If a ball is thrown horizontally at this speed, how much will it drop by the time it reaches a catcher who is 17.0 m away from the point of release?
:
Find the time that it takes for the ball to travel 17 meters at 35.8 m/s
t =
t = .47486 secs
:
Find how far gravity will drop the ball in .47486 sec
d = 4.9(.47486^2)
d = 1.1 meter drop

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