document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=7660>Question 7660</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In Baseball the pitcher's mound is 60.5 feet from home plate. The strike zone , or distance across the plate, is 17 inches. If a pitcher throws a baseball 90 miles per hour, how many seconds does it take for the baseball to reach home plate? How long is the ball in the strike zone? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #4230 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=4230\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First, convert 90 mph to feet per second (fps).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2890+mph%29%2A%285280+ft%2Fmi%29%2F%283600+secs%2Fhr%29=+132+fps ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2890+mph%29%2A%285280+ft%2Fmi%29%2F%283600+secs%2Fhr%29=+132+fps\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The baseball travels at 132 fps.  How long does it take to travel 60.5 ft.?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2860.5ft%29%2F132fps+=+0.4583secs ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2860.5ft%29%2F132fps+=+0.4583secs\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to reach home plate.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now convert 132 fps into inches per second (ips).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28132fps%29%2A%2812inches%2Fft%29+=+%281584ips%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28132fps%29%2A%2812inches%2Fft%29+=+%281584ips%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "At a speed of 1584 ips, how long does it take the baseball to travel 17 inches?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2817inches%29%2F%281584+ips%29+=+0.0107secs ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2817inches%29%2F%281584+ips%29+=+0.0107secs\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to cross the strike zone. </SPAN>\n" );
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