SOLUTION: If a pitcher throws a 91 mph fastball, how much time elapses from when the ball leaves the pitcher's hand until the ball reaches the batter? and the pitchers mound if 60 ft away

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Question 898559: If a pitcher throws a 91 mph fastball, how much time elapses from when the ball leaves the pitcher's hand until the ball reaches the batter?
and the pitchers mound if 60 ft away

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If a pitcher throws a 91 mph fastball, how much time elapses from when the ball leaves the pitcher's hand until the ball reaches the batter?
and the pitchers mound if 60 ft away
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Convert mi/hr to ft/sec
15 mi/hr = 22 ft/sec
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Then
d = r*t
t = d/r