SOLUTION: A train is traveling at 55mph. A man pitches a baseball at 55mph off the front of the train. What is the speed of the ball?

Question 497457: A train is traveling at 55mph. A man pitches a baseball at 55mph off the front of the train. What is the speed of the ball?

Answer by ptaylor(2198) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Initial speed of ball=55mph---------------------speed of train
Final speed of ball=initial speed(55mph) + speed that it was pitched(55mph)=110mph for a brief period until it slows down.
Try dropping something eco-friendly out the window of a moving car and observe what it does. It will head out in the direction the car is traveling, bouncing along the highway, at the same speed of the car for a brief instance.
Hope this helps-----ptaylor
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