document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1146348>Question 1146348</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " 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?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the time that it takes for the ball to travel 17 meters at 35.8 m/s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=17%2F35.8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"17%2F35.8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = .47486 secs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find how far gravity will drop the ball in .47486 sec<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 4.9(.47486^2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 1.1 meter drop<BR>\n" );
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