document.write( "Question 937998: Aroldis Chapman can throw a fastball 101 miles per hour, the mound is 60 ft from home plate,how long will it take a wild pitch to hit the batter? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #571348 by nerdybill(7384) You can put this solution on YOUR website! Aroldis Chapman can throw a fastball 101 miles per hour, the mound is 60 ft from home plate,how long will it take a wild pitch to hit the batter? \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "first, convert 60 ft to miles: \n" ); document.write( "60 feet * 1mile/5280feet \n" ); document.write( "60/5280 \n" ); document.write( ".011364 miles \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "\"distance formula\": \n" ); document.write( "d = rt \n" ); document.write( "where \n" ); document.write( "d = 60 \n" ); document.write( "r = 101 \n" ); document.write( "t is what we're looking for \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "t = d/r \n" ); document.write( "t = .011364/101 \n" ); document.write( "t = .0001125 hours \n" ); document.write( "or \n" ); document.write( "t = .0001125 hours * 60 min/hr * 60 sec/min \n" ); document.write( "t = 0.405 seconds (time it takes to hit the batter) \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |