document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1008828>Question 1008828</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The pitcher's mound in baseball is 60.5 feet from the plate. It takes 4 seconds for a pitch to reach the plate. How fast is the pitch? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #624457 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=624457\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Speed = distance divided by time so,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "v = d/t = 60.5 ft / 4 sec = 15.125 ft/sec  =  10.3 mph  (highly unrealistic)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "More likely the problem said 0.4 seconds, in which the pitch was about 100 mph... </SPAN>\n" );
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